1. имя существительное 1) зависть Например: to arouse / stir up envy — возбуждать, вызывать зависть to feel envy — испытывать чувство зависти to show envy — завидовать an object of envy — предмет зависти consumed / green with envy — снедаемый завистью 2) объект зависти Например: His new car made him the envy of his friends. — Его новая машина стала объектом зависти друзей. 2. глагол завидовать Например: to envy a wealthy man — завидовать богатому человеку They envy us our new house. — Они завидуют, что у нас новый дом. He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession. — Он завидует служебному положению, которого она достигла. Синоним(ы): be jealous, be envious
I. noun (plural envies) Etymology: Middle English envie, from Anglo-French, from Latin invidia, from invidus envious, from invidēre to look askance at, envy, from in- + vidēre to see — more at wit 1. painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage 2. obsolete malice 3. an object of envious notice or feeling Example: his new car made him the envy of his friends II. verb (envied; envying) transitive verb 1. to feel envy toward or on account of 2. obsolete begrudge intransitive verb obsolete to feel or show envy • envyingly adverb