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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
covet — 1 Covet, envy, grudge, begrudge though not closely synonymous all carry the implication of a selfish desire to have something for one s own enjoyment or possession. To covet (for fuller treatment see DESIRE) is to long inordinately for something… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
covet — mid 13c., from O.Fr. coveitier (12c., Mod.Fr. convoiter) covet, desire, lust after, influenced by con words), probably ultimately from L. cupiditas passionate desire, eagerness, ambition, from cupidus very desirous, from cupere long for, desire… … Etymology dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
covet — index desire, pursue (strive to gain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
covet — [v] desire strongly aspire to, begrudge, choose, crave, desiderate, envy, fancy, hanker for*, have eye on*, have hots for*, itch for*, long for, lust after, spoil for, thirst for, want, wish for, yearn for, yen for*; concept 20 Ant. abjure, be… … New thesaurus
covet — ► VERB (coveted, coveting) ▪ yearn to possess (something belonging to someone else). DERIVATIVES covetable adjective. ORIGIN Old French cuveitier, from Latin cupiditas cupidity … English terms dictionary
covet — [kuv′it] vt., vi. [ME coveiten < OFr coveitier < LL * cupiditare < L cupiditas: see CUPIDITY] to want ardently (esp., something that another person has); long for with envy SYN. ENVY coveter n … English World dictionary
Covet — Église Santa Maria de Covet Église Santa Maria de Covet Vue générale de l édifice Nom local Església de Santa Maria de Covet … Wikipédia en Français
Covet — Monique Covet (* 14. Juli 1976 in Ungarn; eigentlich Monika Cancellieri, nach anderen Quellen Monika Visi) ist eine ungarische Pornodarstellerin. Sie ist seit 1995 als Darstellerin in der Porno Branche tätig. Im Alter von 16 Jahren arbeitete… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Covet — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Covet (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on covet instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/covet … Wikipedia
