BEGRUDGE


Meaning of BEGRUDGE in English

be ‧ grudge /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually in negatives]

1 . to feel angry or upset with someone because they have something that you think they do not deserve

begrudge somebody something

We shouldn’t begrudge her this success.

2 . to feel annoyed or unhappy that you have to pay something, give someone something etc

begrudge somebody something

The farmer’s wife never begrudged him a meal at the end of the day.

begrudge doing something

I begrudge spending so much money on train fares.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.