Begrudge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be envious of; set one's heart on

wish ill or allow unwillingly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɪsˌɑːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəlˌaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɪsˌɑːɹd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

envy resent

Antonyms

wish

Word Forms

envy

noun

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gönnen

sei neidisch auf; sein Herz anlegen

🇫🇷French

en vouloir

être envieux de ; mettre son cœur sur

🇪🇸Spanish

envidiar

tener envidia de; poner el corazón en

🇮🇹Italian

rimproverare

essere invidioso; metterci il cuore

🇳🇱Dutch

misgunnen

jaloers zijn op; iemands hart op richten

🇵🇹Portuguese

invejar

ter inveja; definir o coração

🇷🇺Russian

завидовать

завидовать; приложить все усилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डाह खाना

ईर्ष्यालु होना; किसी का दिल लगाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুগ্রহ

হিংসা করা; হৃদয় সেট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிச்சை

பொறாமை கொள்ள வேண்டும்; ஒருவரின் இதயத்தை அமைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భిక్షాటన

అసూయపడండి; ఒకరి హృదయాన్ని సెట్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विनवणी

मत्सर करणे; एखाद्याचे हृदय सेट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુસ્સો

ઈર્ષ્યા કરવી; કોઈનું હૃદય સેટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ

ಅಸೂಯೆಪಡಿರಿ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಹೃದಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭിക്ഷാടനം

അസൂയപ്പെടുക; ഒരാളുടെ ഹൃദയം സജ്ജമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਨਾਹ

ਈਰਖਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ਇੱਕ ਦਾ ਦਿਲ ਸੈੱਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدگمانی

حسد کرنا؛ دل لگانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嫉妒

羡慕;一心一意

🇯🇵Japanese

ねたむ

羨ましい。心を決める

🇰🇷Korean

원한을 품다

부러워하다; 마음을 두다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn xin

ghen tị với; đặt trái tim vào

🇹🇭Thai

บ่น

อิจฉา; ตั้งหัวใจไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

iri

merasa iri; menetapkan hati seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamakaawa

mainggit sa; itakda ang puso

🇲🇾Malay

iri hati

menjadi iri hati; tetapkan hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحسد

يحسد؛ وضع قلبه على

🇮🇷Persian

کینه توزی

حسادت کردن دل را روی

🇹🇷Turkish

kin tutmak

kıskanmak; kalbini koymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַנֵא

לקנא ב; להפעיל את הלב

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The primary meaning of 'begrudge' is 'be envious of; set one's heart on'.

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