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covet
[ kuhv-it ]
/ ËkÊv ÉȘt /
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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
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Origin of covet
First recorded in 1325â1350; Middle English coveiten, from Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er, from unattested Vulgar Latin cupiditÄre, verbal derivative of Latin cupiditÄs cupidity
synonym study for covet
1. See envy.
OTHER WORDS FROM covet
cov·et·a·ble, adjectivecov·et·er, nouncov·et·ing·ly, adverbun·cov·et·ing, adjectiveWords nearby covet
covertly, coverture, cover-up, cover version, cove stripe, covet, coveted, covetous, covetousness, covey, COVID-19
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British Dictionary definitions for covet
covet
/ (ËkÊvÉȘt) /
verb -vets, -veting or -veted (tr)
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
Derived forms of covet
covetable, adjectivecoveter, nounWord Origin for covet
C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitiĂ© eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditÄ cupidity
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