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I have no problem having any actor from anywhere play a role. I'm excited for any actor that gets a job, I truly am. Even if it's a role that I'm up for and I don't get it, I never begrudge any actor having it work out for them.
William Fichtner

Meaning of "begrudge" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEGRUDGE

begrudge  [bɪˈɡrʌdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGRUDGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Begrudge is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb begrudge in English.

WHAT DOES BEGRUDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of begrudge in the English dictionary

The definition of begrudge in the dictionary is to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace. Other definition of begrudge is to envy the possession of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEGRUDGE

PRESENT

Present
I begrudge
you begrudge
he/she/it begrudges
we begrudge
you begrudge
they begrudge
Present continuous
I am begrudging
you are begrudging
he/she/it is begrudging
we are begrudging
you are begrudging
they are begrudging
Present perfect
I have begrudged
you have begrudged
he/she/it has begrudged
we have begrudged
you have begrudged
they have begrudged
Present perfect continuous
I have been begrudging
you have been begrudging
he/she/it has been begrudging
we have been begrudging
you have been begrudging
they have been begrudging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I begrudged
you begrudged
he/she/it begrudged
we begrudged
you begrudged
they begrudged
Past continuous
I was begrudging
you were begrudging
he/she/it was begrudging
we were begrudging
you were begrudging
they were begrudging
Past perfect
I had begrudged
you had begrudged
he/she/it had begrudged
we had begrudged
you had begrudged
they had begrudged
Past perfect continuous
I had been begrudging
you had been begrudging
he/she/it had been begrudging
we had been begrudging
you had been begrudging
they had been begrudging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will begrudge
you will begrudge
he/she/it will begrudge
we will begrudge
you will begrudge
they will begrudge
Future continuous
I will be begrudging
you will be begrudging
he/she/it will be begrudging
we will be begrudging
you will be begrudging
they will be begrudging
Future perfect
I will have begrudged
you will have begrudged
he/she/it will have begrudged
we will have begrudged
you will have begrudged
they will have begrudged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been begrudging
you will have been begrudging
he/she/it will have been begrudging
we will have been begrudging
you will have been begrudging
they will have been begrudging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would begrudge
you would begrudge
he/she/it would begrudge
we would begrudge
you would begrudge
they would begrudge
Conditional continuous
I would be begrudging
you would be begrudging
he/she/it would be begrudging
we would be begrudging
you would be begrudging
they would be begrudging
Conditional perfect
I would have begrudge
you would have begrudge
he/she/it would have begrudge
we would have begrudge
you would have begrudge
they would have begrudge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been begrudging
you would have been begrudging
he/she/it would have been begrudging
we would have been begrudging
you would have been begrudging
they would have been begrudging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you begrudge
we let´s begrudge
you begrudge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to begrudge
Past participle
begrudged
Present Participle
begrudging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEGRUDGE


adjudge
əˈdʒʌdʒ
bludge
blʌdʒ
bouge
bʌdʒ
budge
bʌdʒ
drudge
drʌdʒ
forjudge
fɔːˈdʒʌdʒ
fudge
fʌdʒ
grudge
ɡrʌdʒ
judge
dʒʌdʒ
kludge
klʌdʒ
misjudge
ˌmɪsˈdʒʌdʒ
mudge
mʌdʒ
nudge
nʌdʒ
prejudge
priːˈdʒʌdʒ
pudge
pʌdʒ
rejudge
riːˈdʒʌdʒ
sludge
slʌdʒ
smudge
smʌdʒ
snudge
snʌdʒ
trudge
trʌdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGRUDGE

begoggled
begone
begonia
begored
begorra
begot
begotten
begrime
begrimed
begroan
begrudger
begrudgery
begrudgingly
beguile
beguilement
beguiler
beguiling
beguilingly
Beguin
beguinage

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGRUDGE

activated sludge
assistant judge
besmudge
circuit judge
district court judge
elections judge
foot fault judge
forejudge
hanging judge
High Court judge
inky smudge
line judge
side judge
sitting judge
touch judge
trial judge

Synonyms and antonyms of begrudge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEGRUDGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «begrudge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of begrudge

Translation of «begrudge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEGRUDGE

Find out the translation of begrudge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of begrudge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «begrudge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吝惜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

begrudge
570 millions of speakers

English

begrudge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

begrudge
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحسد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жалко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

invejar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নারাজ হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rechigner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Begrudge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

missgönnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ねたむ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아까워
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Begrudge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghen ghét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரைமனதோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंतन करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıskanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

invidiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жалко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

invidia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φθονώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begrudge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of begrudge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGRUDGE»

The term «begrudge» is regularly used and occupies the 105.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGRUDGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about begrudge

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10 QUOTES WITH «BEGRUDGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word begrudge.
1
Chris Bell
The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.
2
Carol Burnett
But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.
3
Megalyn Echikunwoke
You don't know why someone is in a certain circumstance and why they chose to be there. Sometimes it's just about having an experience and learning. I don't think you can begrudge someone that.
4
William Fichtner
I have no problem having any actor from anywhere play a role. I'm excited for any actor that gets a job, I truly am. Even if it's a role that I'm up for and I don't get it, I never begrudge any actor having it work out for them.
5
LZ Granderson
I don't begrudge a coach for trying to get all that he or she can. I don't resent a school feeling it needs to pay to keep top talent. I'm just afraid to think where all of this will end up because the overall impact seems to be stretching far beyond the scoreboard.
6
Joe Greene
The scary thing is that players have a one-upsmanship about money; they sign a contract and they like it until someone signs a bigger one and now they don't like it. I don't like that. I don't begrudge anyone money, but it disrupts the football team.
7
Max Lucado
A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.
8
Gwen Moore
It is important for women to have a choice, to have an opportunity to plan their families, because if they don't, the Republicans have said this is an ownership society. You are on your own, and they're going to begrudge that child everything, from WIC to a Pell Grant to health insurance.
9
Sam Simon
I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.
10
Jim Talent
Well look, I don't begrudge anybody in the voters and their views.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGRUDGE»

Discover the use of begrudge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to begrudge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Songs of the Purple Fungus
Ache Outre. Dont Begrudge the Bug Dont Begrudge the Bug Dont Begrudge the Bug Dont Begrudge the Bug PPPPlease... don't begrudge the bug. Drunk neighbor yells, “MONARCH!” equally drunk lawn buddy responds “Uhn? Hunh?
Ache Outre, 2007
2
Determinants of Grammatical Variation in English
This strikes us as arbitrary. Indeed, supposedly categorical subcategorizations are sometimes violated when there is a compelling reason to do so. For example, the verb begrudge is regularly cited as "Non-Alternating Double Object Only" ...
Günter Rohdenburg, Britta Mondorf, 2003
3
Grammar and Dictionary of the Blackfoot Language in the ...
Begrudge, o. iut. 1. Begrudge thou, sïhimme'tükkit; I bogrmlgo, niteîkîmmetükki; 110 begrucigie, ui' eil: 1111 1110 tük ki u. Begrudge it, o. t. 11111. 1. Bogrudge thou it, eik im me' teit; I bogrudge it, nitsîkimmeteip; he begl'udgoe it, ai" eîkim 1110 ...
J.W. Tims
4
In Katrina's Wake - an Anthology of Inspirational Poetry ...
Never begrudge the rain for it is made of angels' cleansing tears. I have seen angels weeping hard. The bride is blessed on her wedding day whenever they appear. They cry so the bride will never begrudge the rain. At funerals they are ...
‎2005
5
Rewriting Early Chinese Texts
out,38 while all of these proposed phonetic loans make reasonable sense of the phrases, none of them would seem to be preferable to reading the graph directly as the word lin ਨ, which means something like “to begrudge” or “to withhold.
Edward L. Shaughnessy, 2006
6
Love Poems -1-:
If my hands look after you, if my soul feels the moist of you, Do not begrudge, do not my love. If I cry secretly, If I gave the happiness to you, Do not begrudge my smile. The mirrors running out from me when I look at you. Nothing from me.
Kudret Alkan, 2014
7
Envy and Jealousy in Classical Athens: A Socio-Psychological ...
Thus Prometheus does not begrudge telling Io her fate (Aesch. PV 626), and Apollo in an oracle does not begrudge the Spartans Tegea, though he refuses them the rest of Arcadia (Hdt. 1.66.2.5). A second script involves a god begrudging ...
Ed Sanders, 2013
8
A Celebration of Failure
I do begrudge you your success, Because I've never gotten mine. And it plays on my mind—preys on my mind, Every second of every moment of every day. And I can't seem to help but hating you: You, whom I once loved and admired.
Simon Moses, 2003
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
BEGRUDGE. • I begrudge every minute I have tospend attending meetings. • # Begrudge(vb): • * To give OR concede reluctantly • * To be reluctant to grant OR allow • * Resent BEGUILE • With flattery and big talk of easy ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
10
William Faulkner: The Abstract and the Actual
Irritated to be out in the rain, Anse insists, "I don't begrudge her the wetting" (AILD , 74). Annoyed by a potential doctor's fee, he says, " 'Hit aint begrudgin the money ' " (AILD, 43). And inconvenienced by the wake ritual, he declares, "I can set up ...
Panthea Reid Broughton, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGRUDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term begrudge is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Bachelorette's Chris Harrison: I'm Beginning to Believe Nick Is …
Harrison: I've seen a lot of breakups on our show and I never begrudge anybody for how they act during them. What's interesting is how the ... «Oakridger, Jul 15»
2
Ad of the Day: Coca-Cola's Minimalist Can Promotes a World …
But any approved hacking of Coke's familiar design scheme will get plenty of attention, and it's hard to begrudge a cause like this one. «Adweek, Jul 15»
3
The character assassination of the Australian captain
Further, I don't believe anyone would begrudge McKinnon in wanting compensation and financial security for his future. I don't think anyone ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
4
Wolves blog - Perfect blend of youth and experience means exciting …
... however unfortunately for everyone at Wolves, it seems his future lies in the Premier League – a chance none of us would begrudge him of ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
5
No, Kim Kardashian is not an entrepreneur
... and worth watching. It is a wonderful capitalist journey, and no one should begrudge them the wealth they've accumulated off of their brand. «Fortune, Jul 15»
6
Healthy benefits for the departed
We don't begrudge Mr. Boccuti the salary he earned or the benefits he received — and will continue to receive for up to another eight years. «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
7
The Rise Of The MP3 And The Fall Of The CD
Occasionally, they were even disingenuous, but it was impossible to begrudge them their success. After cloistering them‑ selves for years in a ... «Here And Now, Jul 15»
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2015 State of Logistics Air: Air cargo sector strengthens
We don't begrudge anyone in their business success, but it's important for our stakeholders, particularly governments, to understand that the ... «Logistics Management, Jul 15»
9
We should learn to love gridlock in Washington
So let's not begrudge Congress and the president their vacation time. We need the break. Also post on Facebook. Facebook social plugin ... «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Sound Off February 14, 2010
I don't begrudge one nickel that the people of Haiti are getting, because I don't think I could have survived the squalor they were living with ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

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