B1verb · transitive · common

jealous

jeal·ous

jealous · jealouses · jealoused · jealousing

To harass or attack out of jealousyTo harass or attack (somebody) out of jealousy.

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/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/

» Everybody was jealous of my success.

Alle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch. — xtofu80

Все завидовали моему успеху. — V_Zmoova

Усі заздрили моєму успіху. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

2 senses

(ambitransitive, slang)To harass or attack (somebody) out of jealousy.
(transitive)To deliberately make (someone) jealous of another person's (often their partner's) associations with other people.

Examples

1008 sentences

Everybody was jealous of my success.
Усі заздрили моєму успіху. — ChickenKiev
ruВсе завидовали моему успеху. — V_Zmoova
deAlle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch. — xtofu80
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He was jealous of my success.
Він заздрив моєму успіху. — deniko
ruОн завидовал моему успеху. — Biga
deEr war neidisch auf meinen Erfolg. — Peanutfan
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They are jealous of our success.
Вони заздрять нашому успіху. — deniko
ruОни завидуют нашему успеху. — Hellerick
deSie neiden uns unseren Erfolg. — MUIRIEL
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Why are you jealous of me?
Чому ти мені заздриш? — deniko
deWarum bist du neidisch auf mich? — Zaghawa
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I think that Tom is jealous.
Мені здається, Том заздрить. — deniko
ruПо-моему, Том ревнует. — marafon
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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

jealouses, jealousing, jealoused, jealoused

Base form	jealous · to jealous
3rd person singular	jealouses
Present participle	jealousing
Past simple	jealoused
Past participle	jealoused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	jealous
he, she, it	jealouses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

jealoused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have jealoused
he, she, it	has jealoused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will jealous

Lessons 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

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