envy

Neid

Das unangenehme Gefühl, etwas haben zu wollen, das jemand anderes besitzt.

In einfachem Englisch: The unhappy feeling of wanting something another person has.

• I felt envy when I saw her car.
• His success filled them with envy.
• She hid her envy of her sister.

So benutzt man es: envy of someone/something (His envy of her success was obvious.)

Synonyme: jealousy

Häufige Wendungen: envy of someone, with envy, feel envy, out of envy

beneiden

Sich wünschen, etwas zu haben, das jemand anderes hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To wish you had something that another person has.

• I envy your freedom.
• She envied his beautiful garden.
• Do you envy people who work from home?

So benutzt man es: envy someone something (I envy you your free time.)

Synonyme: be jealous of

Häufige Wendungen: envy someone, envy someone something, envy someone’s success

beneiden

Jemandem etwas Gutes übelnehmen, weil man es selbst gerne hätte.

In einfachem Englisch: To dislike someone because they have something good that you want.

• His rivals envied him for his wealth.
• She bitterly envied her successful brother.
• They envied anyone who had more than they did.

So benutzt man es: envy someone for something (They envied her for her success.)

Synonyme: resent, be jealous of

Häufige Wendungen: envy someone, envy a rival