Meaning

3 senses
  1. To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).

    missgönnen

    жале́тьžalétʹ, жа́дничатьžádničatʹ

  2. (obsolete)To grumble, complain; to be dissatisfied.

  3. (obsolete)To hold or harbour with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.

More definitions
  • accept or admit unwillingly
  • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

Examples

77 sentences
  1. Tom might be holding a grudge.

    Може бути, Том затаїв образу.

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  2. Tom doesn't hold a grudge.

    Том зла не тримає.

    deTom hegt keinen Groll.

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  3. He has a grudge against you.

    ruУ него на тебя зуб.

    deEr ist dir gram.

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  4. Tom has a grudge against me.

    deTom hegt einen Groll gegen mich.

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  5. Tom has a grudge against Mary.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be unwilling to give:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be unwilling to give:

Forms

grudges, grudging, grudged, grudged
Base formgrudge · to grudge
3rd person singulargrudges
Present participlegrudging
Past simplegrudged
Past participlegrudged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrudge
he, she, itgrudges

Past simpleLesson

all personsgrudged

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grudge

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings:stew

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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