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envied

SayEN-veed/ˈɛnvid/

3 meanings of envied

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of envy. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    She envied her friend's new bike all summer.

    He was envied by the whole class for his good grades.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Wanted by other people, who wish they had it too.

    He had the most envied seat in class, right by the window.

    Her envied garden won first prize at the town fair.

    Similarcoveted, sought-after, desirable, enviable

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  3. 3
    in-VYD/ɪnˈvaɪd/
    verbobsolete
    Past tense and past participle of envie, an old verb meaning to try to match or beat someone.
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envied is a form of envy

envy, verb: To wish you had something that another person has, and feel unhappy that you don't. Full entry

Forms
envyenvies he/she/itenvying -ing formenvied past tense, past participle
Spelling
envy → envied: change y to i, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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