covet
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
Origin of covet
1synonym study For covet
Opposites for covet
Other words from covet
- cov·et·a·ble, adjective
- cov·et·er, noun
- cov·et·ing·ly, adverb
- un·cov·et·ing, adjective
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How to use covet in a sentence
Monica BurtonFlavored ices and frozen desserts have been coveted for thousands of years, across many cultures, by people who have gone to great lengths to procure them.
My pick this year is that Jim Walmsley is finally going to give us the win that we have so desperately coveted over the last 15 or so years.
Jim Walmsley’s Plan for UTMB? A Little Pre-Race R&R. | jversteegh | August 26, 2021 | Outside OnlineAny woman who pursues what she covets can be seen as selfish or unrelatable.
In ‘Real Estate,’ Deborah Levy contemplates the structures that define us | Michele Filgate | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostRead more on OZYThe notion of home and space has perhaps never been as coveted as it is right now.
The sheer utility of the design now struck me as elegant, and I began to covet them, before finally acquiring a Rivendell Platypus.
The U.S. needs influence with credible actors on the ground more than those groups covet small bits of U.S. assistance.
Mothers-to-be covet it like a Birkin bag, and celebrity moms are known to splurge on it.
How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child? | Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe label has gained an especially impressive footing in markets that covet its strong American appeal.
Farmwear Label, Pointer Brand, Hits High Fashion Note | Misty White Sidell | April 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI ask if he thinks Christie should run for president, an office that McGreevey himself was once widely assumed to covet.
Jim McGreevey Says He’s Given Up Politics, Embraced a Simpler Life | Lloyd Grove | January 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are not merely trying to stir up desire—to covet, to shop, to consume.
Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Haider Ackermann, Lanvin, and Comme des Garçons | Robin Givhan | March 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd latterly eyes had been turned to Vienna, where dwelt Prince Alix, who was known to covet the throne.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThe art of breaking the tenth commandment—thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife—has reached its highest perfection in France.
The Autobiography of a Play | Bronson HowardThe next thought was the impression that, no matter how many might covet it, it was exhaustless, and would last forever.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughUnpleasant and monotonous things, which we claim make our own work unbearable, we ignore in occupations which we covet or admire.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanWe covet superfluous things, when it were more honour for us if we would contemn necessary.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter | Ben Jonson
British Dictionary definitions for covet
/ (ˈkʌvɪt) /
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
Origin of covet
1Derived forms of covet
- covetable, adjective
- coveter, noun
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