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# grudge

«grudge» in Mova's school dictionary: **a feeling of anger or dislike you keep for a long time…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a grudge, grudges); verb (grudge, grudges, grudged, grudging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A grudge is a feeling of anger or dislike you keep for a long time against someone who you think treated you badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#m1)

2) To hold or bear a grudge is to keep that feeling and not forgive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#m2)

3) To grudge (or begrudge) something is to give it or let someone have it unwillingly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings and friendship, holding a grudge is shown as hurting yourself more than the other person; forgiving lets go of a grudge. In stories, an old grudge explains why characters are enemies. A «grudge match» is a game between rivals.

### examples

- He held a grudge against me for weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x1)
- Don't hold a grudge — say sorry and move on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x2)
- The two families had an old grudge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x3)
- She doesn't bear grudges; she forgives quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x4)
- It was a grudge match between the two teams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x5)
- I don't grudge him his win; he trained hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x6)
- Holding a grudge made her feel bad inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x7)
- Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/#x8)

### note

Countable: grudges. Phrases: «hold a grudge», «bear a grudge», «have a grudge against someone». Adjective «grudging» = unwilling («a grudging thank-you»).

### In the corpora

- [You can forgive and still remember the lesson; that isn't a grudge, it's being wise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/454-forgiving/39/)
- [You can forgive and still remember what happened; remembering the lesson is not the same as holding a grudge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/454-forgiving/51/)
- [A grudge is a bad feeling kept for a long time; some grudges start with a tiny accident and last for years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/471-the-kid-who-has-it-in-for-you/22/)
- [Grown-ups can hold grudges for years, sometimes after forgetting what started them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/483-neighbours-who-dont-speak-and-the-friendly-shopkeeper/25/)
- [Countries quarrel over land, power, money, fear and old grudges.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/23-why-wars-happen-the-un-and-nato/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «grudge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grudge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.