Meaning

4 senses
  1. Suspecting 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

  2. Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.

    eifrig, eifernd

    ре́вностныйrévnostnyj

  3. 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

  4. Suspicious; apprehensive.

    suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

Examples

1008 sentences
  1. Everybody was jealous of my success.

    Усі заздрили моєму успіху.

    ruВсе завидовали моему успеху.

    deAlle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch.

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  2. He was jealous of my success.

    Він заздрив моєму успіху.

    ruОн завидовал моему успеху.

    deEr war neidisch auf meinen Erfolg.

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  3. They are jealous of our success.

    Вони заздрять нашому успіху.

    ruОни завидуют нашему успеху.

    deSie neiden uns unseren Erfolg.

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  4. Why are you jealous of me?

    Чому ти мені заздриш?

    deWarum bist du neidisch auf mich?

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  5. I think that Tom is jealous.

    Мені здається, Том заздрить.

    ruПо-моему, Том ревнует.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection:
envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise:
Русский
By meaning 3
suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection:
protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates:
envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection:
protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates:
envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise:

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
Comparativejealouser / more jealous Lesson
Superlativejealousest / most jealous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jealous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto