COVET

covet

(verb) wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); “She covets her sister’s house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

covet (third-person singular simple present covets, present participle coveting, simple past and past participle coveted)

(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

(transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).

(intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

Source: Wiktionary


Cov"et (kv"t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coveting.] Etym: [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. Cupidity.]

1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sen Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1. Cor. xxii. 31. If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. Shak.

2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Ex. xx. 17.

Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.

Cov"et, v. i.

Definition: To have or indulge inordinate desire. Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. 1 Tim. vi. 10.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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