begrudge
verb (used with object)
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
begrudged
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past participleof begrudge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof begrudge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
begrudgeverb (used with object)to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
Example Sentences
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Absolutely no one would have begrudged Penix for turning pro, especially after four injury-riddled seasons at Indiana before his fully healthy 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Over the years, I never cared for them, though I certainly never begrudged anyone who loved them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
It’s love, man, and the love is all around the nation from program to program, openly expressed where it used to be repressed if not begrudged.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
Bonds finished his tarnished career with 762, though Aaron never begrudged someone eclipsing his mark.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
