grudge
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
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
- 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
- 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.
- Countries quarrel over land, power, money, fear and old grudges.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «grudge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.