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covet

(kʌvɪt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense covets, present participle coveting, past tense, past participle coveted
verb
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
[formal]
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: long for, desire, fancy [informal], envy More Synonyms of covet

covet in British English

(ˈkʌvɪt)
verbWord forms: -vets, -veting or -veted (transitive)
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
Derived forms
covetable (ˈcovetable)
adjective
coveter (ˈcoveter)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditās cupidity

covet in American English

(ˈkʌvɪt)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to want ardently (esp., something that another person has); long for with envy
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈenvy
Derived forms
coveter (ˈcoveter)
noun
Word origin
ME coveiten < OFr coveitier < LL *cupiditare < L cupiditas: see cupidity

Examples of 'covet' in a sentence
covet

It was the job he coveted for so long and came to regard as his right.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Their respective boards have long coveted a tie-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was treasured, but it was also coveted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has always been coveted.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Its portfolio of big fields in Africa has long been coveted by larger rivals but its share price was seen as prohibitively high.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has long coveted LaSalle, and he will not give up without an almighty fight.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Coaching made me realise that I didn't covet the top job.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For MBA hopefuls who covet a job in investment banking or financial services, the news is not encouraging.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
covet

British English: covet VERB
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
  • American English: covet
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cobiçar
  • Chinese: 对…垂涎三尺
  • European Spanish: codiciar
  • French: convoiter
  • German: begehren
  • Italian: ambire a
  • Japanese: 切望する
  • Korean: 몹시 탐내다
  • European Portuguese: cobiçar
  • Latin American Spanish: codiciar

(verb) 
Definition
to long to possess (something belonging to another person)
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
Synonyms
long for
desire
He was bored and desired change in his life.
fancy (informal)
I just fancied a drink.
envy
He envied her peace of mind.
crave
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
aspire to
people who aspire to public office
yearn for
thirst for
begrudge
hanker after
I hankered after a floor-length suede coat.
lust after
set your heart on
have your eye on
would give your eyeteeth for

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aspire to
people who aspire to public office
Synonyms
aim for,
desire,
pursue,
hope for,
long for,
crave,
seek out,
wish for,
dream about,
yearn for,
hunger for,
hanker after,
be eager for,
set your heart on,
set your sights on,
be ambitious for
in the sense of crave
Definition
to desire intensely
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
Synonyms
long for,
yearn for,
hanker after,
be dying for,
want,
need,
require,
desire,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
cry out for (informal),
thirst for,
pine for,
covet,
lust after,
pant for,
sigh for,
set your heart on,
hunger after,
eat your heart out over,
would give your eyeteeth for
in the sense of desire
Definition
to want very much
He was bored and desired change in his life.
Synonyms
want,
long for,
crave,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
ache for,
covet,
aspire to,
wish for,
yearn for,
thirst for,
hanker after,
set your heart on,
desiderate

Nearby words of
covet

  • coverage
  • covering
  • covert
  • covet
  • covetous
  • covey
  • cow

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