covet
[ kuhv-it ]
/ ˈkʌv ɪt /
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
verb (used without object)
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
Origin of covet
1175–1225; Middle English
coveiten < Anglo-French
coveiter, Old French
coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin
*cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of
*cupidiētās, for Latin
cupititās
cupidity
OTHER WORDS FROM covet
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British Dictionary definitions for covetable
covet
/ (ˈkʌvɪt) /
verb -vets, -veting or -veted (tr)
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
Derived forms of covet
covetable, adjective coveter, nounWord Origin for covet
C13: from Old French
coveitier, from
coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin
cupiditā
cupidity