envy
/ˈɛnvi/ verb B2- To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
- To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
He/she/it envies · Past envied · Past participle envied · -ing form envying
Verb forms
- Base form
- envy
- He/she/it
- envies
- Past
- envied
- Past participle
- envied
- -ing form
- envying
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This time, they said, they were really going to have a leader and become the wisest people in the jungle--so wise that everyone else would notice and envy them.
That man-thing is not to be envied.
Don’t you envy our pranceful bands?
“Well, I don’t envy you your job bringing _that_ up, Marilla,” said Mrs.
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