begrudge
begrudge
Definition
be·grudge (bē gruj′, bi-)
transitive verb -·grudged′, -·grudg′·ing
- to feel ill will or resentment at the possession or employment of (something) by another to begrudge another's fortune
- to give with ill will or reluctance he begrudges them every cent
- to regard with displeasure or disapproval
be·grudg′·ingly adverb
begrudge
Synonyms
begrudge
Usage Examples
Object
- respect: Even those who disagree with some of the content have a begrudging respect for the website.
- time: But the great majority claimed that they did not begrudge the time spent in this way.
- anyone: Not that I begrudge anyone - far from it, just you ask Vera Snodging.
- people: Its sad, but we do not begrudge people who rip where they did not sow.
- minute: What's the point, if you begrudge every minute?
- admiration: For that degree of dogmatic effort, they have to get some points and at minimum some begrudging admiration.
Used with why or when
- what: I don't begrudge what they might give you, however big the portion.
Present participle complement
- pay: Does she not realize people begrudge paying for something they do not want?
- give: Commitment Would you begrudge giving the extra care and time your mom and her kittens will need?
- spend: Not that I begrudge spending the money, I just don't think I'm getting any value for it.
Modifying Another Word
- n't: Then, even I wo n't begrudge them a small drink for a day's work well done!
- never: I would never begrudge a musician commercial success - it doesn't make her any less of a musician.
- not: We do not begrudge the three mile road to the highway.
- hardly: Anyway, you can hardly begrudge this when you consider the value for money that this package provides.
- really: And tho they're not particularly likeable you can't really begrudge them.
- then: But if this is so, how can I talk so enthusiastically about a tea cup and then begrudge everyone else owning one too?
