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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•grudge /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/USA pronunciation v., -grudged, -grudg•ing. - [~ + object + object] to envy or resent the good fortune of (someone else): begrudged her friend the scholarship.
- [~ + object] to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: did not begrudge the money she spent on education.
be•grudg•ing•ly, adv.: He acted begrudgingly to those who had been promoted past him. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•grudge (bi gruj′),USA pronunciation v.t., -grudged, -grudg•ing. - to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone):She begrudged her friend the award.
- to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow:She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
- Middle English bigrucchen. See be-, grudge 1350–1400
be•grudg′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See envy.
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