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Example sentence:

"I envy her beautiful singing voice."


It means the subject is jealous of, or wishes he/she had.


Sometimes the phrase "green with envy" is used, like in an exclamation


"I am simply green with envy!"


This would mean that the subject is envious.


The Wikipedia definition of envy is: "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it"

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