Begrudge
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone):
she begrudged her friend the award.
to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow:
she did not begrudge the money spent on her children’s education.
contemporary examples
abortion-rights advocates by no means seek to detract from lgbt movement or begrudge it victories.
why does spain love gay marriage but hate abortion? emily shire march 6, 2014
we would not begrudge disney or anybody else who had a creative take on lost to come along and continue their story of the show.
lost, for the last time, part 2 jace lacob january 31, 2010
in short: who am i to begrudge the good people of nazareth a world-cl-ss inst-tution?
rick perry to announce texas a&m campus in nazareth emily l. hauser october 21, 2013
no one seems to begrudge apple executives making millions, yet those rewards at the top are just as disproportionate.
more mania in the markets zachary karabell october 27, 2011
the people with whom i spent 18 hours in the villages last week, waiting for palin, would not begrudge her the luxury jet.
palin’s bus hoax joe mcginniss november 28, 2009
historical examples
still we do not begrudge them such justification as may flow out that p-ssing facts.
witchcraft of new england explained by modern spiritualism allen putnam
we must not envy him on account of them, nor begrudge them to him, nor wish that we had them in his stead.
an explanation of luther’s small catechism joseph stump
i would not begrudge you, denis, and you leaving praises after you.
seven short plays lady gregory
ah, why begrudge the marquis his meed of admiration, if he likes it?
the rose of old st. louis mary dillon
no one could ever begrudge him his good luck, now that he had shown such a fair spirit.
storm-bound alan douglas
verb (transitive)
to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
to envy (someone) the possession of (something)
v.
mid-14c., from be- + middle english grucchen “to murmur” (see grudge). related: begrudged; begrudging; begrudgingly.
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