to covet
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6.7
- verb
- /ˈkʌvɪt/
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codiciar
- As we have seen, Hamilton did not covet a royal throne for himself or for others.
- covet your neighbor's possessions
It's just bad to to covet the slaves of your neighbor.
- It's just bad to to covet the slaves of your neighbor.
- And as an object, I have always coveted this lightweight foam safe.
- Narcissistic people want other people to covet their lives.
- The woman on the bus twist her arm away as if I coveted her jangly bracelet.
- You know, like thou should not covet thy neighbor's wife.
- Greedy people covet stuff, and they want what other people have.
- All that other stuff that you want and covet is going to come because of how you do this here.
- You know, pizza, cool movies, hanging out, hugs, stuffed animals, a warm bed at night, protection, safety, all the things kids covet and crave and need.
- He says if the treasure everyone covets lies far out in a very thin crust of ice, guarded by the great danger to anyone venturing so far out.
- It's we preach, teach and covet individualism.
- I shall not covet thy neighbors stuff housewife.
- I don't I'm struggling with all that don't covet thy neighbor's wife.
- I'm with Charlie Kirk and we're talking about coveting.
Examples
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She covets the luxury car that her neighbor drives.
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Peering through our window on that world, we might covet the enticing goods spread out before us.
Academic text (2007) -
All that other stuff that you want and covet is going to come because of how you do this here.
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I want him to covet what I have.
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Um, I covet the powers of others.
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What developed or developing nation would not covet such newly created employment opportunities for its own workforce?
Academic text (1999) -
Greedy people covet stuff, and they want what other people have.
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I remember coveting their beautiful yellow.
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We artists covet our brushes.
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Whether the United States covets this role or not, it is still the only true leader in Asia.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
446
1.6
To want something very much
110
1.8
To want what someone else has and feel upset about it
103
3.8
To want something very much
54
3.2
To want something, often for a short time
30
6.3
To want something very strongly, often something forbidden
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5.2
To have a strong wish for something
5
7.4
To want something very much for a long time
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6.2
To want something very strongly, especially power or fame
To want someone or something very much
Antonyms
How Desirous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Covet comes from a Latin root cupid- that means 'desire', the same root behind Cupid, the god of desire. So to covet something is to want it very strongly, often something that belongs to someone else.