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π Envy, verb.
β Definition (with object): Desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable thing belonging to (someone else).
βοΈ Examples:
πππ He envied people who did not have to work at the weekends.
πππ I envy Jane her happiness.
πππ She imagined her home even lovelier than it was now, and she imagined everyone admiring her, envying her, wishing they, too, had such a gift.
πππ You must mark out your territory as an artist, so that others learn to envy you and aspire to what you are doing.
πππ Borges' characters can similarly be said to envy women their desire that they cannot understand and do not dare explore.
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β Definition (with object): Desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable thing belonging to (someone else).
βοΈ Examples:
πππ He envied people who did not have to work at the weekends.
πππ I envy Jane her happiness.
πππ She imagined her home even lovelier than it was now, and she imagined everyone admiring her, envying her, wishing they, too, had such a gift.
πππ You must mark out your territory as an artist, so that others learn to envy you and aspire to what you are doing.
πππ Borges' characters can similarly be said to envy women their desire that they cannot understand and do not dare explore.
#vocab
#useful
@learn_ewj
@read_ewj
@randomy_thing