Covet

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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     1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; --


        used in a good sense.
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              Covet earnestly the best gifts.       --1. Cor.
                                                    xxii. 31.
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              If it be a sin to covet honor,
              I am the most offending soul alive.   --Shak.
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     2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after
        (something forbidden).
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              Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx.
                                                    17.
  
     Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Covet \Cov"et\, v. i.
     To have or indulge inordinate desire.
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           Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred
           from the faith.                          --1 Tim. vi.
                                                    10.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  covet
       v : wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property
           of another person); "She covets her sister's house"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "covet":
     aspire after, begrudge, cast envious eyes, choose, crave,
     crave after, crawl after, desiderate, envy, grudge, hanker after,
     hunger after, lust after, pant after, run mad after, thirst after,
     want, wish