grudge

«grudge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a feeling of anger or dislike you keep for a long time… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a grudge, grudges); verb (grudge, grudges, grudged, grudging)

meaning for a pupil

1) A grudge is a feeling of anger or dislike you keep for a long time against someone who you think treated you badly. tree →

2) To hold or bear a grudge is to keep that feeling and not forgive. tree →

3) To grudge (or begrudge) something is to give it or let someone have it unwillingly. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The verse that links "bear no grudge" to "love thy neighbour as thyself" is a central Jewish rule. Rabbi Akiva called love of neighbour a great principle of the Torah, and the sages taught that a grudge means refusing to help someone who refused you. In the primary lessons: In lessons about feelings and friendship, holding a grudge is shown as hurting yourself more than the other person; forgiving lets go of a grudge. In stories, an old grudge explains why characters are enemies. A «grudge match» is a game between rivals.

examples

• Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Will He bear grudge for ever? (Prophets JER.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever. (Prophets JER.3.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• He held a grudge against me for weeks. tree →
• Don't hold a grudge — say sorry and move on. tree →
• The two families had an old grudge. tree →
• She doesn't bear grudges; she forgives quickly. tree →
• It was a grudge match between the two teams. tree →
• I don't grudge him his win; he trained hard. tree →
• Holding a grudge made her feel bad inside. tree →
• Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. tree →

note

Countable: grudges. Phrases: «hold a grudge», «bear a grudge», «have a grudge against someone». Adjective «grudging» = unwilling («a grudging thank-you»).

In the corpora

• Will He bear grudge for ever?
• You can forgive and still remember the lesson; that isn't a grudge, it's being wise.
• You can forgive and still remember what happened; remembering the lesson is not the same as holding a grudge.
• A grudge is a bad feeling kept for a long time; some grudges start with a tiny accident and last for years.
• Grown-ups can hold grudges for years, sometimes after forgetting what started them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grudge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.