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begrudge

/bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/verb

उच्चारण बिग्रज

(किसी की उपलब्धि से) जलना, ईर्ष्या करना, खलना

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verbbegrudged, begrudging
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb sth

    to feel unhappy that somebody has something because you think that they do not deserve it

    (किसी की उपलब्धि से) जलना, ईर्ष्या करना, खलना

    • Nobody begrudges Radhika her success; she worked hard for it.

    Synonyms envy resent grudge

  2. 2

    [T] ~ doing sth | ~ sth

    to feel unhappy about having to do, pay or give something

    अनिच्छा से देना या करना, (कुछ देना) खलना

    • He begrudged every rupee he spent on repairs.
    • I don't begrudge spending time with my students.

    Synonyms resent grudge mind

◇Word family
begrudging adjectivebegrudgingly adverbgrudge noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

envy resent grudge mind

§Grammar and usage

The pattern is begrudge somebody something, with no preposition, as in 'I don't begrudge him his holiday'.

इसका pattern begrudge somebody something है, जिसमें कोई preposition नहीं आता, जैसे 'I don't begrudge him his holiday'।