begrudge

UK: /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/ US: /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/ ,(bi gruj′)

Inflections of 'begrudge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

begrudges

v 3rd person singular

begrudging

v pres p

begrudged

v past

begrudged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•grudge /bɪˈgrʌdʒ/   v., -grudged, -grudg•ing. 

1. [~ + object + object] to envy or resent the good fortune of (someone else):
   begrudged her friend the scholarship.
2. [~ + object] to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow:
   did not begrudge the money she spent on education.

be•grudg•ing•ly, adv.: 

He acted begrudgingly to those who had been promoted past him.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•grudge  (bi gruj′), v.t., -grudged, -grudg•ing. 

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.

• Middle English bigrucchen. See be-, grudge 1350–1400

be•grudg′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. See envy. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

begrudge / bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ verb (transitive)

1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace
2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something)

beˈgrudgingly adverb