grudge1 noungrudge2 verb
grudgegrudge1 /ɡrʌdʒ/ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A lone gunman with an apparent grudge can do great harm.
- As if he had a grudge against the whole world.
- As late as 1991 Nixon continued to harbour a grudge against Eisenhower over his role in the 1960 campaign.
- It would not do to have Miss Blagden imagine she bore any grudge.
- Knives were drawn and it looked as if many ancient, long-held grudges were to be settled.
- Now some coward with a grudge has bombed a crowd of Olympics fans enjoying music in a public park.
- Political loony, surprised thief, old lag with a grudge ... it's facts I want, not surmise.
- Stories about Davis' temper, grudges and food fights abound.
Longman Language Activatorto refuse to forgive someone
to refuse to forgive someone, because they have done something very bad: never forgive somebody for something: · She never really forgave Roy for what he said.never forgive yourself: · I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the children while I was out.
to continue to feel angry with someone for a long time because they treated you badly in the past: · Coughlan loved to argue but he never held a grudge.bear/hold a grudge against: · Can you think of anyone who might bear a grudge against you?· Police believe the suspect held a grudge against the federal government.
to dislike someone because of something they did in the past, even though it is no longer important: · Look, he made one mistake - you can't hold it against him for the rest of his life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.
· The police asked if anyone might have had a grudge against the victim.
· Wallace said the rumors had been started by someone who bore a grudge against him.
(=to have a grudge for a long time)· He was the sort of person to harbour a grudge for years.
(=to have a grudge and keep finding reasons for it)· She was still nursing a grudge against her grandfather.
adjectives· It is known that Ibarra had a personal grudge against Arellanos.
· He said they should celebrate their achievements, not nurse old grudges.
phrases· He insisted that he held no grudge against Taylor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=unwilling admiration)· There was grudging admiration in his voice.
For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer. (=when you respect someone or something unwillingly)· Initially his idea was seen as far-fetched, but gradually it has received grudging respect and support.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Such a pulsating close battle required firmer handling than administered by Brian Wallis, for there were quite a few personal grudges raging.· The third mate is Flask, who seems to have a personal grudge against every whale in every ocean on the globe.· You don't need to have a personal grudge against some one to slash them.· What is known is that Ibarra had a personal grudge against the Arellanos.· If it was a personal grudge it would be a different matter.· You let nasty little personal grudges creep in, and you taint the experience.
NOUN· None of the combatants in this grunge grudge match are over 20.· Six other players were sin-binned as Britain beat New Zealand 3-2 in a grudge match.
VERB· Drought-lovers are natural container plants and will not bear a grudge if you forget to water them.· Otis, who bore lifelong grudges over provocations infinitely smaller than this, was realistic enough to know when he was had.· It would not do to have Miss Blagden imagine she bore any grudge.· Does some one bear a grudge against Vallejo?· Lets hope they don't bear a grudge!· He said both men came from deprived backgrounds and bore a grudge against the area in which they lived.· Guenelon bears a grudge in his heart, which eventually blossoms into a scheme for revenge.· Y/N 7 I am willing to forgive people who have upset me and do not bear grudges against them.
· My brothers and sisters knew my dad could harbour a grudge, but not like this.· Harrison was a man who loved to harbour a grudge.
· Branson held no grudge against Rodney Birbeck.· I have lost my sister but I can not hold any grudges.· And Mrs Katz, a gentle soul who held no grudge for the loss of her skull.
· Since 1960, when they had been humiliated by the Summerdale police scandal, Chicago police had nursed a grudge.· Dawson had been nursing a grudge even more intense than that of the others.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the pastgrudge against- None of the combatants in this grunge grudge match are over 20.
- Six other players were sin-binned as Britain beat New Zealand 3-2 in a grudge match.
Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges. I’m not harbouring some secret grudge against you. It could be the work of someone with a grudge against the company. You let nasty little personal grudges creep in.2grudge fight/match a fight or sports competition between two people who dislike each other a lotCOLLOCATIONSverbshave/hold a grudge· The police asked if anyone might have had a grudge against the victim.bear/carry a grudge· Wallace said the rumors had been started by someone who bore a grudge against him.harbour a grudge (=to have a grudge for a long time)· He was the sort of person to harbour a grudge for years.nurse a grudge (=to have a grudge and keep finding reasons for it)· She was still nursing a grudge against her grandfather.adjectivesa personal grudge· It is known that Ibarra had a personal grudge against Arellanos.an old/ancient/long-standing grudge· He said they should celebrate their achievements, not nurse old grudges.phrasesbear/hold etc no grudge· He insisted that he held no grudge against Taylor.grudge1 noungrudge2 verb
grudgegrudge2 verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINgrudge2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French grouchier; ➔ GROUCH1VERB TABLE
grudge
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | grudge |
| he, she, it | grudges | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | grudged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have grudged |
| he, she, it | has grudged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had grudged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will grudge |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have grudged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am grudging |
| he, she, it | is grudging | |
| you, we, they | are grudging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was grudging |
| you, we, they | were grudging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been grudging |
| he, she, it | has been grudging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been grudging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be grudging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been grudging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I grudged the time I had to spend doing housework instead of playing.
- Ada believed that nobody could grudge you the right to complain.
- Mair sometimes grudged the work and time it involved but he knew its importance.
- Oliver was grudging about accepting Wickham's innocence.
- You don't grudge the outlay when you get a letter like that.
Longman Language Activatordoing something unwillingly
if you do something unwillingly , you do it slowly or without any eagerness, in a way that shows you are unwilling: · Johnson unwillingly admitted he'd been drinking that evening.· He pointed at a chair, and Alfred sat down unwillingly.
if you do something reluctantly , you do it even though you are not very willing to do it: · Reluctantly, he gave the officer his name and address.· He reluctantly consented to his daughter's marriage.· Mrs. Bernson reluctantly agreed to help prepare for the conference.
if you do something against your will , you do not want to do it but you are forced to: · The refugees were sent back against their will.· No one should be forced to marry against their will.
if you do something or say something grudgingly , especially something that gives help or praise or pleasure to someone else, you do it very unwillingly: · The city council has grudgingly given $100,000 towards the new after-school care program.· Steve grudgingly admitted that Matthew had played a better game.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.
to do or give something very unwillinglygrudge doing something (=unwilling admiration)· There was grudging admiration in his voice.
For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer. (=when you respect someone or something unwillingly)· Initially his idea was seen as far-fetched, but gradually it has received grudging respect and support.
I really grudge paying for poor service.grudge somebody something I don’t grudge him his success.—grudging adjective [usually before noun]: a grudging apology—grudgingly adverb: He grudgingly admitted he’d been wrong.