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Begrudge definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEGRUDGE, v.t. begrudj'. [See Grudge.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: envy, begrudge]
2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: begrudge, resent] [ant: wish, wish well]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure <begrudge money> <begrudged the weeks spent away from home> 2. to look upon with disapproval <begrudge their rivals' success> • begrudger noun • begrudgingly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 resent; be dissatisfied at. 2 envy (a person) the possession of. Derivatives: begrudgingly adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Begrudge Be*grudge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begrudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Begrudging.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(begrudges, begrudging, begrudged) 1. If you do not begrudge someone something, you do not feel angry, upset, or jealous that they have got it. I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize. VERB: usu with brd-neg, V n n 2. If you do not begrudge something such as time or money, you do not mind giving it up. I do not begrudge the money I have lost. VERB: usu with brd-neg, V n, also V -ing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Grudge, envy the possession of.

Moby Thesaurus

balk at, be unwilling, cast envious eyes, close the hand, covet, deny, envy, famish, grudge, hold back, live upon nothing, mind, not care to, not feel like, object to, pinch, pinch pennies, refuse, resent, scamp, scant, screw, scrimp, skimp, starve, stint, withhold, would rather not