jealous
Suspecting rivalry in loveSuspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
» Everybody was jealous of my success.
Alle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch.
Все завидовали моему успеху.
Усі заздрили моєму успіху.
Meaning
4 sensesSuspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
jealous lover
She gave him a jealous look.
eifersüchtig
ревни́выйrevnívyj, ревну́ющийrevnújuščij
ревни́вийrevnývyj
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.
eifrig, eifernd
ре́вностныйrévnostnyj
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
be jealous of someone/something
He was jealous of his friend’s success.
neidisch
зави́стливыйzavístlivyj, зави́дующийzavídujuščij
за́здріснийzázdrisnyj
Suspicious; apprehensive.
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
Examples
1008 sentencesEverybody was jealous of my success.
Усі заздрили моєму успіху.
ruВсе завидовали моему успеху.
deAlle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch.
He was jealous of my success.
Він заздрив моєму успіху.
ruОн завидовал моему успеху.
deEr war neidisch auf meinen Erfolg.
They are jealous of our success.
Вони заздрять нашому успіху.
ruОни завидуют нашему успеху.
deSie neiden uns unseren Erfolg.
Why are you jealous of me?
Чому ти мені заздриш?
deWarum bist du neidisch auf mich?
I think that Tom is jealous.
Мені здається, Том заздрить.
ruПо-моему, Том ревнует.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1382. From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous,First attested in 1382. From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Doublet of zealous.
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Forms
jealouser/more jealous, jealousest/most jealous| Comparative | jealouser / more jealous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | jealousest / most jealous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival:green-eyedoverjealous
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages:covetousenvious
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- would be jealous
- was jealous of
- will be jealous
- a little jealous
- to be jealous
- a bit jealous
- get jealous
- got jealous when
- bit jealous
- little jealous
- is really jealous
- is very jealous