BEGRUDGE


Meaning of BEGRUDGE in English

/ bɪˈgrʌdʒ; NAmE / verb (often used in negative sentences)

1.

to feel unhappy that sb has sth because you do not think that they deserve it :

[ vnn ]

You surely don't begrudge him his happiness.

[ vn -ing ]

I don't begrudge her being so successful.

2.

to feel unhappy about having to do, pay or give sth :

[ vn ]

I begrudge every second I spent trying to help him.

[ v -ing ]

They begrudge paying so much money for a second-rate service.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.