envy (v.) Copy link Outline 1. invĭdeo, vīdi, sum, 2 (strictly, to look with evil eye on; hence, with dat.2. līveo, 2 (for syn. v. ENVY, subs. • envy (v.): 1. invĭdeo, vīdi, sum, 2 (strictly, to look with evil eye on; hence, with dat.: to a dat. of person is added abl. with prep. or alone [in Tac.]): vehemently to e. one's superiors, vehementer superioribus i., Cic.: herein I rather e. you, in hoc tibi paulum invideo, Cic.: v. to grudge. (N.B.--The pass. must be expr. impersonally: L. G. § 234, Obs. 2.) 2. līveo, 2 (for syn. v. envy, subs.: only with dat. of person; rare): Tac.: Mart. Phr.: to e. any one a little, subinvidere alicui, Cic. Fam. 7, 10. See also JEALOUS (TO BE).