kıskanmak — meaning in English

English meaning

• emulate verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
• envy noun A feeling of resentful longing for something someone else has.

Senses

kıskanmak is used for these senses in English:

• emulate (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
• envy (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]

emulate — full definition

1. verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
2. verb Of a computer program or device: to reproduce the function of another system.

envy — full definition

1. noun A feeling of resentful longing for something someone else has.
2. verb To feel resentful desire for what someone else has.

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