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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 — 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
