Begrudge
verb
To envy someone for possessing or enjoying something.
She begrudged him his youth.
Often appears as...
- begrudge someone something
- begrudge doing something
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Disapproving
verb
To give reluctantly or resentfully.
She didn't begrudge the money for the party.
Often appears as...
- begrudge someone something
- begrudge the time/money
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To envy someone for possessing or enjoying something.
She begrudged him his youth.
Often appears as...
- begrudge someone something
- begrudge doing something
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To give reluctantly or resentfully.
She didn't begrudge the money for the party.
Often appears as...
- begrudge someone something
- begrudge the time/money
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feelings
Using 'begrudge' often implies negative emotions, suggesting jealousy or resentment towards someone's good fortune.
I hate to say it, but I begrudge their constant traveling; it just doesn't seem fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Uneasy Acceptance
'Begrudge' can express a sense of conceding something, but with a lingering feeling of annoyance or jealousy.
He begrudged the praise his rival received, knowing he worked just as hard.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious Empathy
It's used when acknowledging someone's success or happiness, but with a hint that you wish it were you.
I begrudge her the huge inheritance she received, even though she's my best friend.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feelings
Using 'begrudge' often implies negative emotions, suggesting jealousy or resentment towards someone's good fortune.
I hate to say it, but I begrudge their constant traveling; it just doesn't seem fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Uneasy Acceptance
'Begrudge' can express a sense of conceding something, but with a lingering feeling of annoyance or jealousy.
He begrudged the praise his rival received, knowing he worked just as hard.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious Empathy
It's used when acknowledging someone's success or happiness, but with a hint that you wish it were you.
I begrudge her the huge inheritance she received, even though she's my best friend.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feelings
Using 'begrudge' often implies negative emotions, suggesting jealousy or resentment towards someone's good fortune.
I hate to say it, but I begrudge their constant traveling; it just doesn't seem fair.
Pro Tip 2/3Uneasy Acceptance
'Begrudge' can express a sense of conceding something, but with a lingering feeling of annoyance or jealousy.
He begrudged the praise his rival received, knowing he worked just as hard.
Pro Tip 3/3Cautious Empathy
It's used when acknowledging someone's success or happiness, but with a hint that you wish it were you.
I begrudge her the huge inheritance she received, even though she's my best friend.
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Cory Richards: Pushing...
looked at me and he said, "If you leave, you will end up in the gutter. You will never amount to anything, and you will likely die." He's actually-- I don't begrudge him for saying those things. That's actually fairly correct. A lot of people that do end up in that situation
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Our dangerous obsession...
You see, for something that supposedly holds us back, it's quite remarkable how many of us are quite happy to hold our hands up and say we're perfectionists. But there's an interesting and serious point because our begrudging admiration for perfection is so pervasive
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Cory Richards: Pushing...
looked at me and he said, "If you leave, you will end up in the gutter. You will never amount to anything, and you will likely die." He's actually-- I don't begrudge him for saying those things. That's actually fairly correct. A lot of people that do end up in that situation
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Our dangerous obsession...
You see, for something that supposedly holds us back, it's quite remarkable how many of us are quite happy to hold our hands up and say we're perfectionists. But there's an interesting and serious point because our begrudging admiration for perfection is so pervasive
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Quote examples
Owen Jones
British Journalist
Who can begrudge the generosity of the wealthy, you might say. Wherever you stand on the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a tiny global elite, surely such charity should be applauded? But philanthropy is a dangerous substitution for progressive taxation.
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Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
I had girlfriends who really irritated me by their devotion to the Beatles. I didn't begrudge them their interest, and there were songs like 'Hey Jude' that I could appreciate. But they didn't seem to be essential to the kind of nourishment that I craved.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
There isn't a day I do not work at my job, or a waking moment when I do not think through a work-related problem. Even my critics cannot begrudge the long hours I put in. Our people deserve a government that works just as hard as they do.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa
English Athlete
Players build up friendships with each other, so when a team-mate wants out, part of you understands that he is torn and you know you can't begrudge him a move. But the other part of you wants him to stay because you want to win games.
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Patti Davis
American Celebrity
My father, for his part, was not a man to begrudge anyone a divergent opinion; he'd have been fine if I had written some articles disagreeing with his policies, or even given interviews, as long as I was respectful and civil.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
While one can't always begrudge the wealth of people who have at least produced something of value, the rich of the financial world don't make anything but more money. They're not creative, aside from, perhaps, in accounting.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might prevent you from finding out what happens next.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did... in fact, they admired it.
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Gregory Harrison
American Actor
I have four kids; three girls and a boy. The oldest girl is 13, and has her own social life now, so there's a bit of begrudging cooperation there. It's tough.
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Jim Talent
American Politician
Well look, I don't begrudge anybody in the voters and their views.
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Owen Jones
British Journalist
Who can begrudge the generosity of the wealthy, you might say. Wherever you stand on the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a tiny global elite, surely such charity should be applauded? But philanthropy is a dangerous substitution for progressive taxation.
Quote examples
Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
I had girlfriends who really irritated me by their devotion to the Beatles. I didn't begrudge them their interest, and there were songs like 'Hey Jude' that I could appreciate. But they didn't seem to be essential to the kind of nourishment that I craved.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
There isn't a day I do not work at my job, or a waking moment when I do not think through a work-related problem. Even my critics cannot begrudge the long hours I put in. Our people deserve a government that works just as hard as they do.
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Adebayo Akinfenwa
English Athlete
Players build up friendships with each other, so when a team-mate wants out, part of you understands that he is torn and you know you can't begrudge him a move. But the other part of you wants him to stay because you want to win games.
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Patti Davis
American Celebrity
My father, for his part, was not a man to begrudge anyone a divergent opinion; he'd have been fine if I had written some articles disagreeing with his policies, or even given interviews, as long as I was respectful and civil.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
While one can't always begrudge the wealth of people who have at least produced something of value, the rich of the financial world don't make anything but more money. They're not creative, aside from, perhaps, in accounting.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might prevent you from finding out what happens next.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Like so many American families, our families weren't asking for much. They didn't begrudge anyone else's success or care that others had much more than they did... in fact, they admired it.
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Gregory Harrison
American Actor
I have four kids; three girls and a boy. The oldest girl is 13, and has her own social life now, so there's a bit of begrudging cooperation there. It's tough.
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Jim Talent
American Politician
Well look, I don't begrudge anybody in the voters and their views.
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