begrudge
verb (used with object)
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
has begrudged
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present perfectof begrudge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Oh, it's you, then, who has begrudged milk for my cat!
From Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter by Warner Oland
Great Britain has begrudged us that; she has been jealous of our powers, jealous of our fleet, jealous of our industries and our commerce, and jealousy is the root of all evil.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
