grudge

noun

/ɡrʌdʒ/

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grudge (against somebody) a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past
- I bear him no grudge.
- He has a grudge against the world.
- She has harboured a grudge against me for years.
- I don't hold any grudges now.
- He's a man with a grudge.
- England beat New Zealand in a grudge match (= a match where there is strong dislike between the teams).
Extra Examples
- Do you know anyone who might have a grudge against you?
- I don't hold grudges for very long.
- It's a grudge match between the two teams.
- It's time to forget old grudges.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2, Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long-standing
- old
- personal
- …
verb + grudge
- bear
- harbour/harbor
- have
- …
grudge + noun
- match
preposition
- grudge against
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Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.

grudge

verb

/ɡrʌdʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they grudge	/ɡrʌdʒ/ /ɡrʌdʒ/
he / she / it grudges	/ˈɡrʌdʒɪz/ /ˈɡrʌdʒɪz/
past simple grudged	/ɡrʌdʒd/ /ɡrʌdʒd/
past participle grudged	/ɡrʌdʒd/ /ɡrʌdʒd/
-ing form grudging	/ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/

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to do or give something unwillingly synonym begrudge
- grudge doing something I grudge having to pay so much tax.
- grudge something He grudges the time he spends travelling to work.
grudge somebody something to think that somebody does not deserve to have something synonym begrudge
- You surely don't grudge her her success?
Extra Examples
- I do not grudge you your victory.
- She was well aware that Russell grudged her every penny.

Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.