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envy

envy
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • afgunst; gevoel van iemand iets niet gunnen; afgunst; afgunst
  • spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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envy
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

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    to envy
    Werkwoord
    • benijden
    • feel envious towards; admire enviously

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    to envy
    Werkwoord
      • be envious of; set one's heart on

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      1. I envy Tom.
      2. I don't envy her.
      3. I envy you your success.
      4. I really don't envy you.
      5. What I don't know I don't envy.
      6. He is apt to envy others.
      7. Envy is the companion of honour.
      8. I envy the friendship Tom and Mary have.
      9. I can't say I envy you for being a rat.
      10. Anne is the envy of all her friends.
      11. There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
      12. Upon finding out about the others' success, she turned green with envy.
      13. Is it true that your family will travel in Hokkaido? I envy you.
      14. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
      15. In some ways, I envy him; he knows exactly what he wants and he's not afraid to take it.