Jealous: wanting another person’s advantage

The idea

Use jealous of a person or the advantage they have.

Examples

• I felt jealous of her new bicycle.
• He is jealous of his brother’s success.
• They were jealous when their neighbour won a holiday.
• She felt jealous of the attention her friend received.
• Our cousin was jealous of their larger garden.
• The artist grew jealous of a rival’s sudden fame.

Watch out

Do not use jealous for to name the thing you envy; use jealous of.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct option. She is jealous ___ the colleague who got promoted. (of / at)

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   of

   Of introduces the colleague whose promotion causes envy.

2. Choose the correct option. He feels ___ because his neighbour won a prize. (jealous / sleepy)

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   jealous

   Jealous describes the feeling caused by another person’s prize.

3. Choose the correct option. They are jealous of ___ chance to study abroad. (her / she)

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   her

   Her identifies the person whose opportunity is envied.

Use it today

Describe a situation in which someone envies another person.