envy
- envy
en|vy1 [ `envi ] noun uncount
the unhappy feeling you have when you want very much to do something that someone else does or have something that they have: JEALOUSY:
He was sure that the other drivers looked at him with envy.
be the envy of
to have good qualities or advantages that people admire very much and would like to have themselves:
We are in the midst of an economic recovery that is the envy of the world.
envy
en|vy 2 [ `envi ] verb transitive
to have the unhappy feeling of wanting to be like someone else or have what they have:
I envy people who are always confident.
envy someone something: I envy you your view of the ocean.
I don't envy you/him etc. SPOKEN
used for saying that you would not like to do what someone else has to do:
You're going to have to tell her, and I don't envy you.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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