Term Gallery logo

Meanings of begrudge in English

Catalan
envejar
Spanish
envidiar

Wish ill or allow unwillingly.

envejar
Portuguese
invejar
Catalan
anhelar
Spanish
envidiar

Be envious of; set one's heart on.

invejar
Synonyms
Examples for "envy"
Examples for "envy"
1
Justice inspired the one; the other was the child of simple envy.
The Ancien Régime
2
They look with envy on political systems that can seize the moment.
The Guardian
3
Inevitably, it provokes envy in the poor and depravity in the rich.
Financial Crime and Corruption
4
Beautiful lush grounds, with water views, the envy of many property developers.
Radio NZ
5
America's ability to create jobs is the envy of the European economy.
The new yorker
Usage of begrudge in English
1
Despite the acrimonious circumstances, this outcome is a hard one to begrudge.
The South African
2
Indeed, no one would begrudge them a first All-Ireland win since 1959.
The Irish Times
3
But when he opened the telegram he did not begrudge the money.
The Rangeland Avenger
4
Nobody but a cad is likely to begrudge the honoured their gongs.
The Irish Times
5
He expected nothing himself, and did not begrudge his nephew the inheritance.
Can You Forgive Her?
6
You cannot begrudge such a flower for only being with us briefly.
The Guardian
7
Yet when a chance of diversion comes you begrudge it to me.
Maurice Guest
8
I don't begrudge her. How is his relationship with his wife now?
The Guardian
9
Still, who would begrudge them an evening away from their trademark miserabilism?
The Irish Times
10
Don't begrudge it to her when it is of the right kind.
The Complete Home
11
No one will begrudge him if he decides to skip that tie.
The Guardian
12
At all events, he did not seem to begrudge others their success.
The Rise of David Levinsky
13
She did not begrudge the Spartan's legendary prowess -orher prodigious ego.
Imperatrix
14
I don't begrudge the fellow for his two dollars and six bits.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair / ...
15
Both begrudge any other kind of dominion held by man over man.
Barchester Towers
16
Can you begrudge an old man fresh air and light, Dr. Alverhuysen?
The half-made world
About this term
More collocations
Translations for begrudge
Spanish
envidiar
Begrudge through the time
Begrudge across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common