[
UK
/bɪɡɹˈʌdʒ/
]
[ US /bɪˈɡɹədʒ/ ]
[ US /bɪˈɡɹədʒ/ ]
VERB
- wish ill or allow unwillingly
- be envious of; set one's heart on
How To Use begrudge In A Sentence
- If a certain amount of begrudgery is the unavoidable product of such a position of eminence, it is neither fair nor perceptive.
- Look, no one begrudges you your right to write books, peddle gossip or make money, which given the way your boss treats you, is understandable.
- Nobody would begrudge him a chance to perform on the international stage. The Sun
- On the red carpet tonight, nobody is going to begrudge her a few stretchmarks. Times, Sunday Times
- Few would begrudge her victory as she is one of Britain's unsung sporting heroines. Times, Sunday Times
- It is his business to spend his money and people should not begrudge him his success.
- Nobody can really begrudge us the three points. The Sun
- While I did not begrudge the President his due recognition, this was a trifle fulsome.
- He begrudged his friend the award.
- Only a cynic would begrudge her this one moment of romance. Times, Sunday Times