begrudge
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be·grudge
(bĭ-grŭj′)tr.v. be·grudged, be·grudg·ing, be·grudg·es
1. To envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something): She begrudged him his youth.
2. To give or expend with reluctance: begrudged every penny spent.
be·grudg′er n.
be·grudg′ing·ly adv.
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begrudge
(bɪˈɡrʌdʒ)vb (tr)
1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something)
beˈgrudgingly adv
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be•grudge
(bɪˈgrʌdʒ)v.t. -grudged, -grudg•ing.
1. to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of: She begrudged her friend the award.
2. to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children.
[1350–1400]
be•grudg′ing•ly, adv.
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begrudge
Past participle: begrudged
Gerund: begrudging
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| Verb | 1. |  begrudge - be envious of; set one's heart on desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house" |
| 2. |  begrudge - wish ill or allow unwillingly |
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begrudge
verb
1. resent, envy, grudge, be jealous of, be envious of, be resentful of I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.
2. be bitter about, object to, be angry about, be pissed (off) about (taboo slang), give reluctantly, bear a grudge about, be in a huff about, give stingily, have hard feelings about She spends £2,000 a year on it and she doesn't begrudge a penny.
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begrudge
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begrudge
[bɪˈgrʌdʒ] VT1. (= envy) to begrudge sb sth → envidiar algo a algn
I don't begrudge him his success → no le envidio su éxito
I don't begrudge him his success → no le envidio su éxito
2. (= give reluctantly) → dar de mala gana
I don't begrudge all the money I've spent → no me duele todo el dinero que he gastado
I don't begrudge all the money I've spent → no me duele todo el dinero que he gastado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
begrudge
[bɪˈgrʌdʒ] vt [+ money] → donner à contrecœurI don't begrudge the time → Je ne rechigne pas à y passer du temps.
to begrudge sb sth → en vouloir à qn de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
begrudge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
begrudge
(biˈgradʒ) verb to envy (someone something). I begrudge him his success.
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