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covetcovet /ˈkʌvɪt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYcovetOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French coveitier, from coveitié desire, from Latin cupiditas; ➔ CUPIDITY VERB TABLEcovet |
| Present | I, you, we, they | covet | | he, she, it | covets | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coveted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coveted | | he, she, it | has coveted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coveted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will covet | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coveted |
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| Present | I | am coveting | | he, she, it | is coveting | | you, we, they | are coveting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was coveting | | you, we, they | were coveting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coveting | | he, she, it | has been coveting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coveting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coveting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coveting |
THESAURUSdesire► want to feel that you must have something, do something, have someone do something, or have something happen: I want some coffee. ► would like used to say you want something in a polite way: I’d like some coffee, please. ► wish to want something to happen even though it is unlikely or impossible: I wish I had more money. ► would love used to say you want something very much in a polite way: I’d love to see your house sometime. ► crave to want something very much in a way that is difficult to control: I’ve been craving ice cream all day. ► desire formal to want something very much: Why is she unhappy? She has everything she could possibly desire. ► covet formal to have a strong desire for something that someone else has: Many housing developers covet the huge piece of land by the lake, but the owner is not selling. ► long to want very much to have something or do something, especially when you are unlikely to get it or do it soon. Used especially in writing and literature: He longed to see his family again. ► yearn to long for something, and feel slightly sad because you do not have it. Used especially in writing and literature: She yearned for a child of her own. ► pine for somebody/something to strongly miss or want someone or something that you cannot have, especially so that you feel sick or unhappy. Used especially in writing and literature: As the trip continued, he pined for home. to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has → envy: Gatlin covets my job, which he has been in line for twice before.► see thesaurus at want1 |