begrudge

«begrudge» in Mova's school dictionary: To feel unhappy that someone has or gets something, and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (begrudge, begrudges, begrudged, begrudging)

meaning for a pupil

To feel unhappy that someone has or gets something, and wish they did not have it: «why do you begrudge me my playmates?» tree →

sense 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 →
• Do not begrudge him a small treat. tree →
• I begrudge every minute spent on that chore. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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