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envy English

Meaning envy meaning

What does envy mean?
Definitions in simple English

envy Noun

— A feeling of wanting something that someone else has. I could feel my envy growing as I watched him play with his children. green with envy

envy Verb

— To feel envy. I envy you; you've got a great family, a big house, a new car, and a successful career.

envy

— verb feel envious towards; admire enviously — noun a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another — noun spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) — verb be envious of; set one's heart on

Synonyms envy synonyms

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envy English » English

jealousy jealous malice grudge be jealous covetousness begrudge spite resentment desire covet be envious invidia envious admire resent hate greed enviousness enmity be jealous of be envious of anger yearn selfishness lust love jealousness jaundice intolerance heart-burning grievance dislike bitterness worry wish for wish vengeful thwart suspicion self-centeredness poison mortal sin miss longing long for like impatience ill will hinder

Topics envy topics

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Jealous

Conjugation envy conjugation

How do you conjugate envy?

envy · verb

Examples envy examples

How do I use envy in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't envy others for their good luck.
I envy Tom.
Your success excites my envy.
I envy you your luck.
I envy your good health.
Anne is the envy of all her friends.
I envy you so much.
I envy you your beauty.
I envy him.
I envy him his luck.
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
He is apt to envy others.
Envious people die, but envy never does.
I don't envy you.
Is it true that your family will travel in Hokkaido? I envy you.
I envy you your success.
They envy you your beauty.
What I don't know I don't envy.
Upon finding out about the others' success, she turned green with envy.
Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.

Movie subtitles

Valencia, once I put this dress on, you will never envy these puppies again.
The country constable will envy your beautiful uniform.
Dennin won't be joining us - he is no longer hungry. He lost his appetite due to envy!
The kind of soldier every one of you should envy.
I want you so that I can envy the damned.
Oh, yes, you envy me, all right.
Some people envy him.
How I envy you.
Let us envy him.
Let us envy him because his great heart won him the proudest of destinies.
Avariciousness, envy.
You're contented with your lot, I quite envy you.
Still, I almost envy you.
I envy you people who have kissed the Blarney Stone.
Sometimes I envy the fate of colonist women.
You're a very lucky man, Mr. McLaurel and you'll be the envy of many a true Scot.
I envy you.
When you first come in here. You envy me rise. You'll make nothing of this!
I'm too old to envy young Byam aloft.
How I envy you. Ever since I was a small boy that name has been filled with magic for me.
That's your job, and I don't envy you.
You know, I envy Grant, resting there in that nice, peaceful hospital.
You know, sometimes I envy them.
When you see a very talented man, if I dare say so, sign a fabulous contract you could never have signed yourself, you are filled with rage and envy and you do your utmost to thwart his destiny.
I envy those who've kissed the Blarney Stone.
And its beautiful women, who are the envy of the world!
I kind of envy you.
I sincerely envy both of you.
But it's you I really envy, Mary.
I can make you the envy of every woman.
I envy you!
Just envy.
I want everybody who's been mean to me to be pea-green with envy.
I don't envy you the privilege.
I'll make it the most famous showplace in England, if you like, and people will visit us and envy us, and say we're the luckiest, happiest couple in the country.
I do not envy him.

News and current affairs

News of price increase enriches the early investors, creating word-of-mouth stories about their successes, which stir envy and interest.
Yet many people look at America's economy, even over these past three and half years, with some envy.
America's democracy remains the envy of much of the world, and it is good that the Bush administration now champions the expansion of democracy forcefully.
With the demise of the Soviet Union, according to this argument, the bi-polar balance of power vanished and America became the world's only superpower, engendering resentment and envy - and hence a difficult time for US-European relations.
It used to be thought that America's greatest strength was not its military power, but an economic system that was the envy of the world.
So dollar envy is here to stay, and it will become even greater as the greenback's international value melts away without any obviously bad effects on the people who print and use it.
Indeed, it was the envy of many Westerners, who were fed up with self-interested lobbying, pesky labor unions, and meddling politicians.
Australia's public services are the envy of the world.
I do not envy future generations for having to address the possible ramifications of global warming and fresh-water depletion.
Greed, avarice, and envy were among the deadly sins.
For years, ordinary Saudis watched with envy parliamentary debates on Arab satellite channels, in countries richer than theirs, such as Kuwait, as well as in poorer ones, such as Yemen and Jordan.
Suicidal mass murder results from organized hatred-the unconditional craving to harm an enemy not for what it has (as with envy) or for what it does (as with anger), but for what it is.
Envy, anger, and sadness hurt.
Its per capita income is five times that of China, and Beijing residents can only envy Tokyo's air quality and product safety standards.
Abroad, China's rise has caused admiration, envy, suspicion, and even outright hostility in some corners.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was the envy of the world, owing to an all-powerful export machine that tapped the demand of a rapidly growing global economy.
Clothing makers in Italy have long been the envy of the world.
India in the 1950's had a civil service, and a political class, that were the envy of the world.
The personal freedoms that Lebanese citizens enjoy give their country a special resilience, and its cultural dynamism is the envy of young people throughout the Middle East.
But I don't envy him the job.
Success breeds confidence, but it also attracts envy.

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