envy

verb [T]

/ˈen.vi/

Definition

B2 to wish that you had something that another person has: I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before. [+ two objects] I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.Envy and jealousy

(Definition of envy verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Synonyms and related words:

all right adjective, adverb (GOOD/SATISFACTORY)
be green with envy idiom
covet verb
covetable adjective
covetous adjective
enviable adjective
envious adjective
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jealous adjective (UNHAPPY)
jealousy noun
possessive adjective (PERSON)

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