verb (used with object), be·grudged, be·grudg·ing. 1.to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
2.to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English bigrucchen. See
be-,
grudge Related forms be·grudg·ing·ly, adverb
un·be·grudged, adjective