desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean to have a longing for. desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim.

COVET definition: 1. to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else: 2. to…. Learn more.

COVET definition: to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others. See examples of covet used in a sentence.

If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.

Definition of covet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property. to wish for, esp. eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.

1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property. 2. to wish for, esp. eagerly.

If you covet something, you eagerly desire something that someone else has. If it's 95 degrees out and humid, you may find yourself coveting your neighbor's air conditioner.

All his life he has coveted [= craved, desired] success. His religion warns against coveting material goods.