begrudge

English

Etymology

From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) +‎ grudge. Compare also English begrouch.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb

begrudge (third-person singular simple present begrudges, present participle begrudging, simple past and past participle begrudged)

To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
To be reluctant.
To give reluctantly.
- 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:
  A defeat would have been harsh on the Gunners, especially after an improved rearguard action in the second half, but few could begrudge the German side a point from a match they dominated for long spells.

Derived terms

begrudgement

Translations

to grudge over

Maori: takarita
Ukrainian: бурчати (uk) (burčaty)

give reluctantly

Bulgarian: давам неохотно (davam neohotno)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 勉強(給), 勉强(给) (miǎnqiǎng [gěi]), 不愿(給), 不愿(给) (bùyuàn [gěi]), 吝惜 (zh) (lìnxī)
Finnish: hangoitella
Ukrainian: шкодувати (uk) (škoduvaty), жаліти (uk) (žality), скупитися (uk) (skupytysja)

be envious or covetous

Bulgarian: завиждам (bg) (zaviždam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 妒忌 (zh) (dùjì)
Dutch: benijden (nl)
Finnish: kadehtia (fi)
Ukrainian: заздрити (uk) (zazdryty)

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