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covet

[ kuhv-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:

    to covet another's property.

    Antonyms:

  2. to wish for, especially eagerly:

    He won the prize they all coveted.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.

covet

/ ˈʌɪ /

verb

  1. to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZٱ, noun
  • ˈDZٲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DZ··· adjective
  • DZ·· noun
  • DZ··Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·DZ··Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of covet1

First recorded in 1325–1350; Middle English coveiten, from Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er, from unattested Vulgar Latin ܱ辱徱, verbal derivative of Latin ܱ辱徱 cupidity
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of covet1

C13: from Old French coveitier, from DZ𾱳پé eager desire, ultimately from Latin ܱ辱徱 cupidity
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Synonym Study

See envy.
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Example Sentences

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Brown becomes the second transfer to join the Bruins after highly coveted New Mexico point guard Donovan Dent signed with the team this week.

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“Japanese fruits are coveted for their exceptional taste and exquisite appearance. Thanks to the meticulous cultivation methods of the farmers across Japan,” Ikigai Fruits said on its official website.

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Those historic dairies have supplied coveted milk products to San Francisco for well more than a century, and today play an outsize role in California’s organic milk production.

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The Times interviewed two brokers who shared how they sold coveted tee times.

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This year, the blobfish took home the coveted accolade with nearly 1,300 out of more than 5,500 votes cast.

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