verb
begrudge
bih-GRUHJ
verb
1
To resent someone having or receiving something, or to give something reluctantly.
"I don't begrudge her the promotion — she earned it."
"He begrudged every penny he spent on the repairs."
How to Use Begrudge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo feel resentful about something someone else has, or to do something unwillingly.
Common pairings
don't begrudge
begrudge someone their success
Word Forms
begrudged past tense, begrudges singular
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Etymology
From Middle English bigrucchen, meaning "to grumble at" — built from be- plus an old word related to "grudge."