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envy verb1. LME.
[Old & mod. French envier, formed as ENVY noun.]
verb trans. Feel envy of (a person); wish to have the good fortune, possessions, etc., of (another person). Also, regard (the better fortune etc.) of another with resentment or discontent; wish to have (another person's good fortune etc.). Also with double obj. LME.
G. Greene Daintry also envied him his wife; she was so rich, so decorative. C. Jackson His many friends..envied his popularity. B. Pym She wished she had a dog..and envied two young men with a small mongrel.
verb intrans. & trans. Feel envious, grudging, or hostile; feel envious or resentful that. LME-L17.
Give reluctantly or refuse to give (a thing) to a person; begrudge; treat (a person) grudgingly; regard with dislike or disapproval. M16-L18.