Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something).
- transitive verb To give or expend with reluctance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grudge; envy the possession of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To grudge; to envy the possession of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To be
reluctant - verb to give reluctantly.
- verb To be
envious orcovetous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
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Examples
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What I begrudge is not so much the work itself, although I remain a reluctant manager who dislikes the responsibilities, but the lack of free time.
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Kristol says he doesn't "begrudge" Obama his ambivalence, but he should have committed more troops and not have end dates for wars that he feels have tremendous potential to succeed.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Kristol says he doesn't "begrudge" Obama his ambivalence, but he should have committed more troops and not have end dates for wars that he feels have tremendous potential to succeed.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Kristol says he doesn't "begrudge" Obama his ambivalence, but he should have committed more troops and not have end dates for wars that he feels have tremendous potential to succeed.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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One minute he's assailing "fat cat" bankers, the next he's saying he doesn't "begrudge" multimillion-dollar Wall Street bonuses.
Ari Berman: Five Big Ideas for President Obama Ari Berman 2011
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Kristol says he doesn't "begrudge" Obama his ambivalence, but he should have committed more troops and not have end dates for wars that he feels have tremendous potential to succeed.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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One minute he's assailing "fat cat" bankers, the next he's saying he doesn't "begrudge" multimillion-dollar Wall Street bonuses.
Ari Berman: Five Big Ideas for President Obama Ari Berman 2011
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Mills said this morning that he does not "begrudge" Democrats on the commission their service.
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You've got to wonder when he calls Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein "savvy businessmen" and says he doesn't "begrudge" them their "success and wealth."
Les Leopold: Why Do We Save Billionaires, but Not Teachers? 2010
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Speaking of the banking industry, Obama recently said that he doesn't "begrudge" the huge bonuses awarded to Dimon, Blankfein, and their ilk.
Peter Dreier: The Greed Olympics: Banks and Insurers Battle for the Gold 2010
bilby commented on the word begrudge
Go on, be the grudge you always wanted to be.
February 7, 2016