| Pronunciation: | | 'kuvit
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| | Definition: | | [v] wish, long, or crave for (something, esp. the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house" |
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| | See Also: | | begrudge, drool, envy, salivate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.]
1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; --
used in a good sense.
Covet earnestly the best gifts. --1. Cor.
xxii. 31.
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most
offending soul alive. --Shak.
2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after
(something forbidden).
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx.
17.
Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.
\Cov"et\, v. i.
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred
from the faith. --1 Tim. vi.
10.
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| | Related Terms: | | aspire after, begrudge, cast envious eyes, choose, crave, crave after, crawl after, desiderate, envy, grudge, hanker after, hunger after, lust after, pant after, run mad after, thirst after, want, wish |
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