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# begrudge

verb (begrudge, begrudges, begrudged, begrudging)

«begrudge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To feel unhappy that someone has or gets something, and wish they did not have it: «why do you begrudge me my playmates?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a jealous or spiteful character who does not want another to have joy or friends

### Examples

- She begrudged her sister the new bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/#x1)
- Do not begrudge him a small treat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/#x2)
- I begrudge every minute spent on that chore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «begrudge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«begrudge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/begrudge.html) on Mova free.