begrudge

English

Etymology

From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) +‎ grudge. Compare also English begrouch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈɡɹʌdʒ/

Verb

1. To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
2. To be reluctant
3. To give reluctantly.
   • 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     A defeat would have been harsh on the Gunners, especially after an improved rearguard action in the second half, but few could begrudge the German side a point from a match they dominated for long spells.

Derived terms

• begrudgement

Translations

to grudge over

• Maori: takarita
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give reluctantly

• Bulgarian: давам неохотно (davam neohotno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勉強(給), 勉强(给) (miǎnqiǎng [gěi]), 不愿(給), 不愿(给) (bùyuàn [gěi]), 吝惜 (zh) (lìnxī)

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• Finnish: hangoitella
• Interlingue:

be envious or covetous

• Bulgarian: завиждам (bg) (zaviždam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 妒忌 (zh) (dùjì)

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• Finnish: kadehtia (fi)
• Interlingue:

Anagrams

• buggered, debugger