begrudge

[bih-gruhj]

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verb (used with object), be·grudged, be·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.

Origin of begrudge

First recorded in 1350–1400, begrudge is from the Middle English word bigrucchen. See be-, grudge

Related formsbe·grudg·ing·ly, adverbun·be·grudged, adjective

Can be confusedbegrudge regret resent (see synonym study at regret)

Synonyms for begrudge

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1. See envy.

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Related Words for begrudged

envy, stint, pinch, covet, grudge, resent

Examples from the Web for begrudged

Contemporary Examples of begrudged

To everyone but right-wingers, that was the vibe Sunday night—a victory lap, and a victory lap that no one begrudged them.
The Real ‘60 Minutes’ Revelation
Michael Tomasky
January 29, 2013
Updike: For many years I had begrudged Harvard the place it had in my life.
My Conversation with John Updike
Barbara Probst Solomon
January 29, 2009

Historical Examples of begrudged

Bitterly Sally begrudged the concession that she had been wrong.
Nobody
Louis Joseph Vance
Their time in Wyoming was so limited that they begrudged an hour of enforced idleness.
Two Boys in Wyoming
Edward S. Ellis
Look at the years those men spent—and no one begrudged them.
The Drone
Rutherford Mayne
I know I begrudged him his further adventure into the wilds beyond Tachienlu.
A Wayfarer in China
Elizabeth Kendall
“I should have begrudged the rascals our anchor and cable,” said Peter.
Old Jack
W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for begrudged

begrudge

verb (tr)

to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
to envy (someone) the possession of (something)

Derived Formsbegrudgingly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for begrudged

begrudge

mid-14c., from be- + Middle English grucchen "to murmur" (see grudge). Related: Begrudged; begrudging; begrudgingly.