Is irregardless a word? Favorite Button CITE Translate Facebook Share Twitter Tweet Google+ Share begrudge [bih-gruhj] Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin verb (used with object), begrudged, begrudging. 1. to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award. 2. to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education. Origin of begrudge Expand Middle English 1350-14001350-1400; Middle English bigrucchen. See be-, grudge Related forms Expand begrudgingly, adverb unbegrudged, adjective Can be confused Expand begrudge, regret, resent (see synonym study at regret ) Synonyms Expand 1. See envy. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2016. Cite This Source Examples from the Web for begrudge Expand Contemporary Examples Bush can begrudgingly limit his congratulations to the U.S. military.
Pride of a Nation Leslie H. Gelb May 4, 2011 It was about singles in America, conducted in conjunction with match.com—and I was, begrudgingly, again part of this demographic.
Why Men Are Settling for Mrs. Good Enough Jessica Bennett February 20, 2012 About: A stop-motion animated comedy about two slackers who begrudgingly take low-level jobs on an intergalactic warship.
Which of Amazon’s TV Pilots Should Go to Series? Kevin Fallon April 21, 2013 She begrudgingly danced around a sombrero with me but soon rushed off to a basketball game with the grip and electric departments.
Jodie Foster Blasts Kristen Stewart–Robert Pattinson Break-Up Spectacle Jodie Foster August 14, 2012 The two first met several months ago, when Once was in rehearsals in Cambridge, Mass., and Hansard begrudgingly went to see it.
Tony Awards: ‘Once’ Stars Steve Kazee and Glen Hansard on the Show’s Success Ramin Setoodeh June 9, 2012 Historical Examples But what St. Angé had vouchsafed in the way of restored health, she had begrudgingly bestowed.
Joyce of the North Woods Harriet T. Comstock On nearing the door, Mr. Field halted and begrudgingly said, "See you later, Quirk."
The Outlet Andy Adams "Mrs. Melker had it good from the day she came," she said begrudgingly.
The Best Short Stories of 1919 Various He does so, under protest and begrudgingly, it is true, but he does it.
Cobb's Anatomy Irvin S. Cobb Perhaps such discussions are for the purpose of "making no concessions" or if they must be made, of making them begrudgingly.
The Manbos of Mindano John M. Garvan
British Dictionary definitions for begrudge Expand begrudge /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ verb (transitive) 1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace 2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something) Derived Forms begrudgingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Source Word Origin and History for begrudge Expand begrudge v. mid-14c., from be- + Middle English grucchen "to murmur" (see grudge). Related: Begrudged; begrudging; begrudgingly.
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