covet

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)“She covets her sister's house”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Covet \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.] [1913 Webster]

1.To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense. [1913 Webster]

Covet earnestly the best gifts.— 1. Cor. xxii. 31.[1913 Webster]
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.— Ex. xx. 17.

Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave. [1913 Webster]

Covet \Cov"et\, v. i. To have or indulge inordinate desire. [1913 Webster]

Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. --1 Tim. vi. 10. [1913 Webster]

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