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to covet something

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  • covet — [[t]kʌ̱vɪt[/t]] covets, coveting, coveted VERB If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself. [FORMAL] [V n] She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. Syn: desire …   English dictionary

  • covet — 1 Covet, envy, grudge, begrudge though not closely synonymous all carry the implication of a selfish desire to have something for one s own enjoyment or possession. To covet (for fuller treatment see DESIRE) is to long inordinately for something… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Covet — Cov et (k?v ?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wish for with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • covet — ► VERB (coveted, coveting) ▪ yearn to possess (something belonging to someone else). DERIVATIVES covetable adjective. ORIGIN Old French cuveitier, from Latin cupiditas cupidity …   English terms dictionary

  • covet — [kuv′it] vt., vi. [ME coveiten < OFr coveitier < LL * cupiditare < L cupiditas: see CUPIDITY] to want ardently (esp., something that another person has); long for with envy SYN. ENVY coveter n …   English World dictionary

  • covet — UK [ˈkʌvət] / US verb [transitive] Word forms covet : present tense I/you/we/they covet he/she/it covets present participle coveting past tense coveted past participle coveted formal to very much want something that someone else has …   English dictionary

  • covet — verb /ˈkʌvɪt/ a) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, notably enviously; also used in a good sense. b) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden) …   Wiktionary

  • covet — cov|et [ˈkʌvıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: coveitier, from coveitié desire , from Latin cupiditas; CUPIDITY] to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has ▪ The Michelin Awards are coveted by… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • covet — cov|et [ kʌvət ] verb transitive FORMAL to want something that someone else has …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • covet — cov·et || kÊŒvɪt v. desire something that belongs to another, be envious …   English contemporary dictionary

  • covet — [ kʌvɪt] verb (covets, coveting, coveted) yearn to possess (something belonging to someone else). Derivatives covetable adjective Origin ME: from OFr. cuveitier, based on L. cupiditas (see cupidity) …   English new terms dictionary

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