begrudge
verb (used with object)
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
have begrudged
-
present perfectof begrudge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
I wouldn't have begrudged him a day less.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
No one would have begrudged Friedman the chance to say, "We're going in another direction."
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2015
For decades, legislators have begrudged spending on prisons, despite the state’s responsibilities in this regard and despite the inevitable consequences of shirking those responsibilities.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2015
Yet I would rather my trifle were hid; though, perhaps, a high nater is a little high, and at my birth all things were possible to my Maker, and he may have begrudged no gifts….
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
