What does begrudge mean?

Definitions for begrudge
bɪˈgrʌdʒbe·grudge

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. envy, begrudgeverb

    be envious of; set one's heart on

  2. begrudge, resentverb

    wish ill or allow unwillingly

Wiktionary

  1. begrudgeverb

    To be reluctant

  2. begrudgeverb

    to give reluctantly.

  3. begrudgeverb

    To be envious or covetous.

ChatGPT

  1. begrudge

    Begrudge is a verb that generally means to envy or resent the good fortune or happiness of someone else, or to be reluctant or unwilling to give, grant, or allow something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Begrudgeverb

    to grudge; to envy the possession of

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Begrudge

    be-gruj′, v.t. to grudge: to envy any one the possession of.

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  1. buggered

  2. debugger

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of begrudge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of begrudge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of begrudge in a Sentence

  1. Kingsley Douglas:

    Western countries are looking out for their citizens first before looking elsewhere. I do not begrudge them for being protectionist in their approach, nonetheless, it is in the interest of everyone that the critical mass of the world's population gets vaccinated and protected against Covid. Vaccines should be uniformly and equitably distributed.

  2. Oleg Popikov:

    But I don't begrudge it, besides, my pay was not bad.

  3. Michael Cuggino:

    As long as we're happy with the company, and it's making investors money, we don't begrudge the executives getting their money.

  4. Maxwell Caulfield:

    But you know, listen, every actor has his and her own path. She has gone on to multiple Oscar nominations and the rest of it … She delivers and she defines Hollywood beauty…You can’t begrudge them their success. But as I said, simultaneously, it makes it that much tougher to see, that you’ve been benched. And it took a long wait time to come back.

  5. Tracy Rizzo:

    I don't begrudge anybody their share, but when businesses are abusing already injured people, it is greedy, it is wrong and it shouldn't be allowed.

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