Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To vie; to emulate; to strive.

Examples

78 sentences

  1. I envied his new house.

    Я заздрив його новому будинку. — putsan

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  2. You'll be envied.

    Тобі заздритимуть. — deniko

    ruВам будут завидовать. — soweli_Elepanto

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  3. They all envied my new car.

    ruВсе они завидовали моей новой машине. — afyodor

    deSie waren alle auf mein neues Auto neidisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom just stood there, envying the other boys.

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  5. Tom stood there envying the other boys who were all riding tricycles.

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Origin

From en- + vie.

From en- + vie.

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Forms

envies, envying, envied, envied
Base formenvie · to envie
3rd person singularenvies
Present participleenvying
Past simpleenvied
Past participleenvied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyenvie
he, she, itenvies

Past simpleLesson

all personsenvied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave envied
he, she, ithas envied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill envie

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
enunciateenvelopeA2enviableC1enviousenviouslyenvironmentB2environmentalB1
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