begrudge

[ bih-gruhj ]
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verb (used with object),be·grudged, be·grudg·ing.
  1. to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.

  2. to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Origin of begrudge

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bigrucchen; see be-, grudge

synonym study For begrudge

1. See envy.

Other words from begrudge

  • be·grudg·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·be·grudged, adjective

Words that may be confused with begrudge

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How to use begrudge in a sentence

  • The Pride was surrounded by a strong wire fence as suited the begrudged status of her planetary origin.

    Deathworld | Harry Harrison
  • No one surely would have begrudged so faithful a worker such a short period of recreation.

    Gypsy Flight | Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for begrudge

begrudge

/ (bɪˈɡrʌdʒ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace

  2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something)

Derived forms of begrudge

  • begrudgingly, adverb

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