Begrudge
[bɪ'grʌdʒ] or [bɪ'ɡrʌdʒ]
Definition
(v. t.) To grudge; to envy the possession of.
Typist: Pearl
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Grudge, envy the possession of.
Typist: Lucinda
Definition
v.t. to grudge: to envy any one the possession of.
Edited by Bonita
Examples
- Have you indeed lost all tenderness for me, that you begrudge me a few cheerful moments? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Does one begrudge it her? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He begrudged his own isolation, was VERY chary of sharing his life, even for a day. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Lucius