Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #678 of 1319

jealous (adj.)

envious

Examples

  • He is jealous.

Key rules

  • Jealous means feeling envy or fear of losing someone
  • Jealous of, jealous about
  • Jealousy is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is jealous with my success → He is jealous of my success
💡 Tip: Describing relationships // Describing feelings // Describing rivalry
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