begrudge C2 Topic:Register & Style US /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/ UK /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #32213 Meanings 1 verb to wish ill or allow unwillingly I don't begrudge you anything. 2 verb to be envious of I don't begrudge you. 3 verb To give reluctantly. Okay, then, next time you go and leave me stay here. See if I begrudge you a little fun. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to wish ill or allow... resent 2 verb · to be envious of envy Word family Derived forms begrudgementbegrudgerbegrudgerybegrudging Etymology From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # begrudge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 32213 ## Meanings 1. to wish ill or allow unwillingly 2. to be envious of 3. To give reluctantly. ## Examples - I don't begrudge you anything. - I don't begrudge you. - Okay, then, next time you go and leave me stay here. See if I begrudge you a little fun. ## Synonyms - resent - envy ## Derived Forms - begrudgement - begrudger - begrudgery - begrudging ## Etymology From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown