/ English Dictionary

BEGRUDGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wish ill or allow unwillingly

Synonyms:

begrudge; resent

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Antonym:

wish (feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be envious of; set one's heart on

Synonyms:

begrudge; envy

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "begrudge" is one way to...):

desire; want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "begrudge"):

covet (wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something

Sentence example:

They begrudge them the money

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