envy
To feel displeasure or hatred towards for their good fortune or possessionsTo feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
» I envy your success.
Я завидую твоему успеху. — las
Я завидую вашему успеху. — marafon
Я заздрю твоєму успіху. — iceman
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8 senses(transitive)To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
beneiden
зави́доватьzavídovatʹ
за́здритиzázdryty
feel envious towards; admire enviously
(transitive)To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
(intransitive, obsolete)To have envious feelings (at).
be envious of; set one's heart on
(obsolete, transitive)To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
(obsolete)To show malice or ill will; to rail.
(obsolete)To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
(obsolete)To hate.
(obsolete)To emulate.
Examples
225 sentencesI envy your success.
Я заздрю твоєму успіху. — iceman
ruЯ завидую твоему успеху. — las
I envy him.
Я йому заздрю. — deniko
ruЯ ему завидую. — marafon
deIch beneide ihn. — Manfredo
I envy Tom.
Я заздрю Тому. — deniko
ruЯ завидую Тому. — ichigo
deIch beneide Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I envy you.
Я тобі заздрю. — deniko
ruЯ вам завидую. — marafon
I don't envy you.
Я тобі не заздрю. — deniko
ruЯ не завидую тебе. — DiePain
deIch beneide dich nicht. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invideFrom Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”).
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Forms
envies, envying, envied, enviedSynonyms
1 synonyms- be envious of; set one's heart on:begrudge
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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