begrudge
[bih-gruhj]
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
Synonyms for begrudge
1. See envy.
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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.
Updike: For many years I had begrudged Harvard the place it had in my life.
Historical Examples of begrudged
Bitterly Sally begrudged the concession that she had been wrong.
NobodyLouis Joseph Vance
Their time in Wyoming was so limited that they begrudged an hour of enforced idleness.
Two Boys in WyomingEdward S. Ellis
Look at the years those men spent—and no one begrudged them.
The DroneRutherford Mayne
I know I begrudged him his further adventure into the wilds beyond Tachienlu.
A Wayfarer in ChinaElizabeth Kendall
“I should have begrudged the rascals our anchor and cable,” said Peter.
Old JackW.H.G. Kingston
begrudge
verb (tr)
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