covet
[ kuhv-it ]
/ ˈkʌv ɪt /
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.
Words nearby covet
covert action, covert cloth, covert coat, covert sensitization, coverture, covet, covetous, covey, covilhã, covin, covina
Origin of covet
1175–1225; Middle English coveiten < Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin *cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of *cupidiētās, for Latin cupititās cupidity
OTHER WORDS FROM covet
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British Dictionary definitions for coveter
covet
/ (ˈkʌvɪt) /
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 coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditā cupidity
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