to envy sb (sth)

  • 1envy — en|vy1 [ˈenvi] v past tense and past participle envied present participle envying third person singular envies [T] 1.) to wish that you had someone else s possessions, abilities etc ▪ I really envy you and Ian, you seem so happy together. ▪ She… …

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  • 2envy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme ▪ unconscious ▪ class, social ▪ penis ▪ the Freudian concept of penis envy …

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  • 3envy — 1 verb envied, envying (T) to wish that you had someone else s possessions, abilities etc: Evelyn was good looking, rich, and intelligent all the girls envied her. | envy sb (for) sth: He envied Rosalind for her youth and strength. compare… …

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  • 4(be) the envy of somebody — be the envy of sb/sth idiom to be a person or thing that other people admire and that causes feelings of envy • British television is the envy of the world. Main entry: ↑envyidiom …

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  • 5(be) the envy of something — be the envy of sb/sth idiom to be a person or thing that other people admire and that causes feelings of envy • British television is the envy of the world. Main entry: ↑envyidiom …

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  • 6say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… …

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  • 7say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye …

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  • 8number — number1 W1S1 [ˈnʌmbə US bər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(phone)¦ 3¦(in a set/list)¦ 4¦(for recognizing somebody/something)¦ 5¦(amount)¦ 6 numbers 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(magazine)¦ 9 have somebody s number 10 black/elegant etc …

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  • 9show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television …

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  • 10amount — a|mount1 W1S1 [əˈmaunt] n [U and C] 1.) a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance amount of ▪ They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York. a considerable/large/enormous etc amount ▪ a considerable amount of money …

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