Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.

    The bride greatly resented being left at the church.

    grollen, böse sein, hassen

    негодова́тьnegodovátʹ

  2. (transitive)To express displeasure or indignation at.

    Do you resent us for offering you that choice?

    sich ärgern, empört sein, sich empören

    возмуща́ться и́з-заvozmuščátʹsja íz-za, возмути́тьсяvozmutítʹsja, вопи́тьvopítʹ

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To be sensible of; to feel.

    feel bitter or indignant about

  4. (obsolete, transitive)In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.

  5. (obsolete)To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent, to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).

  6. (obsolete)To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.

Examples

71 sentences
  1. He resented being called a coward.

    deEr verwehrte sich dagegen, ein Feigling genannt zu werden. — Hans_Adler

  2. She resented being called a coward.

    deSie verwehrte sich dagegen, ein Feigling genannt zu werden. — wolfgangth

  3. Do you resent my being here?

    ruТебя злит, что я здесь? — Ooneykcall

    deÄrgerst du dich, dass ich hier bin? — Esperantostern

  4. Do you resent our being here?

  5. Don't you resent our being here?

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to feel resentment:
to express displeasure or indignation at:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to feel resentment:
to express displeasure or indignation at:

Origin

From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from

From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir (“to feel”).

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Forms

resents, resenting, resented, resented
Base formresent · to resent
3rd person singularresents
Present participleresenting
Past simpleresented
Past participleresented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresent
he, she, itresents

Past simpleLesson

all personsresented

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resent

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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