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begrudge
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be·grudge  (b-grj)
tr.v. be·grudged, be·grudg·ing, be·grudg·es
1. To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She begrudged him his youth. See Synonyms at envy.
2. To give or expend with reluctance: begrudged every penny spent.

be·grudger n.
be·grudging·ly adv.

begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ]
vb (tr)
1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something)
begrudgingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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
wish well, wish - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

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.
Translations
begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ] VT
1. (= envy) to begrudge sb sthenvidiar algo a algn
I don't begrudge him his successno le envidio su éxito
2. (= give reluctantly) → dar de mala gana
I don't begrudge all the money I've spentno me duele todo el dinero que he gastado

begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ] vt [+ money] → donner à contrecœur
I don't begrudge the time → Je ne rechigne pas à y passer du temps.
to begrudge sb sth → en vouloir à qn de qch

begrudge
vt
(= be reluctant) to begrudge doing somethingetw widerwillig tun
(= envy)missgönnen (sb sth jdm etw); no one begrudges you your good fortunewir gönnen dir ja dein Glück; he begrudges him the air he breatheser gönnt ihm das Salz in der Suppe nicht
(= give unwillingly)nicht gönnen (sb sth jdm etw); I wouldn’t begrudge you the moneyich würde dir das Geld ja gönnen; I won’t begrudge you £5du sollst die £ 5 haben

begrudge
v begrudge [biˈgradʒ]
to envy (someone something) I begrudge him his success. beny, misgun يَحْسِدُ завиждам závidět misunde mißgönnen φθονώ κπ., κτ. envidiar kadestama غبطه خوردن kadehtia envier (qqch. à qqn) לְקָנֵא ईर्ष्या करना zavidjeti irigyel iri öfunda invidiare ねたむ 시기하다 pavydėti nenovēlēt; noskaust berasa iri hati misgunnen misunne; ikke unne zazdrościć invejar a in­vi­dia завидовать nepriať zavidati zavideti missunna อิจฉาในสิ่งที่คนอื่นมี kıskanmak, gözü olmak 妒忌 заздрити رشک کرنا ، ghen tị


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In an audit ofthe credit and debit sides, the begrudgers find, as a Limerick pubowner toldme, "for every one step we've gone forward, we've gone four steps back".
Not so those on incapacity benefit, against whom the vengeful hearts of Middle England have been stirred into loathing by the begrudgers whose griping drives so much of this Government's policy making.
The begrudgers envied Prescott his official country residence.
 
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