Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Envying}.] [F. envier.]
   1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
      feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
      one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
      good fortune and a longing to possess it.

            A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
            courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
                                                  --Collier.

            Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
                                                  --Rambler.

   2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
      repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
      good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
      to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.

            I have seen thee fight, When I have envied thy
            behavior.                             --Shak.

            Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
            cool mountain breezes.                --Froude.

   3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.

            Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
                                                  Gray.

   4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]

            If I make a lie To gain your love and envy my best
            mistress, Put me against a wall.      --J. Fletcher.

   5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.

   6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

envy
     n 1: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have
          something possessed by another [syn: {enviousness}, {the
          green-eyed monster}]
     2: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another
        (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: {invidia}]
     v 1: feel envious towards; admire enviously
     2: be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: {begrudge}]
     [also: {envied}]

envied
     See {envy}