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Definition of covet in English: covetverbcoveted, coveting, covets ˈkʌvɪtˈkəvət [with object]Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another) I covet one of their smart bags Example sentencesExamples - Still I have the consolation in knowing there is a man in Texas who covets it!
- No other city in America covets celebrity as much as New York.
- Gradually they find common ground and realise that each of them secretly covets the other man's lifestyle.
- Government employment is coveted for the job security it offers and the prestige it confers.
- His was a major contribution towards Pakistan winning the much coveted gold medal.
- And it's not that they find themselves coveting their neighbor's possessions.
- Decent people don't covet material possessions in times of crisis and extreme suffering.
- And not only I am coveting the post in a really strong way, but I'm not even going to ask him if I can have it.
- So I wonder… was he coveting his neighbor's wife?
- He's fascinated by tales of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane, and covets Hopkins's Colt 45.
- That is why she covets the titles that eluded her last season.
- Mostly, however I found myself coveting my neighbor's minivan.
- I think it would make for a gentle irony if the two of them were to covet the two top jobs at the one time.
- Okay, so he certainly covets a lower-profile reign than the rest of the royals.
- If the striker covets a bigger stage, he and his teammates are at least guaranteed one next midweek.
- But now a more ruthless criminal fraternity is coveting these most unlikely commodities.
- Just as they have long craved mastery of reverse swing, so England have coveted a mystery spinner.
- Earlier this year he won yet another coveted Sony award for his breakfast show.
- Is there any time in the future when you could see yourself coveting the Leader's job?
- What is interesting are the swathes of young men who are coveting the product.
Synonyms desire, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on want, wish for, long for, yearn for, dream of, aspire to, hanker for, hanker after, hunger after/for, thirst for, ache for, fancy, burn for, pant for
Derivatives adjective The most covetable house at that time would have been a suburban villa on a golf course. Example sentencesExamples - This covetable, haunting work, neither painting, nor sculpture, is more than a work of art.
- His covetable sleek kitchens come flat-packed, ready to slot into preprepared plumbing and electrics.
- In both cases though these covetable paintings are explosive, celebratory and life-affirming.
- From knitting and crochet to painting furniture and accessorising lamps, craft has never been so cool - or so covetable.
Origin Middle English: from Old French cuveitier, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity). Definition of covet in US English: covetverbˈkəvətˈkəvət [with object]Yearn to possess or have (something) the president-elect covets time for exercise and fishing Example sentencesExamples - Decent people don't covet material possessions in times of crisis and extreme suffering.
- Government employment is coveted for the job security it offers and the prestige it confers.
- That is why she covets the titles that eluded her last season.
- So I wonder… was he coveting his neighbor's wife?
- His was a major contribution towards Pakistan winning the much coveted gold medal.
- But now a more ruthless criminal fraternity is coveting these most unlikely commodities.
- Gradually they find common ground and realise that each of them secretly covets the other man's lifestyle.
- I think it would make for a gentle irony if the two of them were to covet the two top jobs at the one time.
- Okay, so he certainly covets a lower-profile reign than the rest of the royals.
- If the striker covets a bigger stage, he and his teammates are at least guaranteed one next midweek.
- No other city in America covets celebrity as much as New York.
- Still I have the consolation in knowing there is a man in Texas who covets it!
- He's fascinated by tales of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane, and covets Hopkins's Colt 45.
- Mostly, however I found myself coveting my neighbor's minivan.
- Is there any time in the future when you could see yourself coveting the Leader's job?
- Just as they have long craved mastery of reverse swing, so England have coveted a mystery spinner.
- And not only I am coveting the post in a really strong way, but I'm not even going to ask him if I can have it.
- Earlier this year he won yet another coveted Sony award for his breakfast show.
- And it's not that they find themselves coveting their neighbor's possessions.
- What is interesting are the swathes of young men who are coveting the product.
Synonyms desire, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one's heart set on
Origin Middle English: from Old French cuveitier, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity). |