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1. (v.t.) covet
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
to covet another's property.
2. covet
to wish for, esp. eagerly.
3. (v.i.) covet
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME
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1. (verb) covet
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
"She covets her sister's house"
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1. (verb) covet
to wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense
2. (verb) covet
to long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden)
3. (verb) covet
to have or indulge inordinate desire
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Sense: to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else)
I coveted her fur coat.
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 Afrikaans: begeer |
 Arabic: يَطْمَـع بِ، يَشتَهـي |
 Bulgarian: ламтя |
 Brazilian: cobiçar |
 Czech: prahnout po |
 German: begehren |
 Danish: tragte efter |
 Greek: εποφθαλμιώ, λιμπίζομαι |
 Spanish: codiciar |
 Estonian: himustama |
 Farsi: سخت خواستن؛ چشم طمع داشتن |
 Finnish: himoita |
 French: convoiter |
 Hebrew: לַחמוֹד |
 Hindi: लोभ करना |
 Croatian: priželjkivati, žudjeti |
 Hungarian: megkíván |
 Indonesian: menginginkan |
 Icelandic: ágirnast |
 Italian: desiderare |
 Japanese: むやみに欲しがる |
 Korean: 탐내다 |
 Lithuanian: geisti, trokšti |
 Latvian: iekārot; tīkot |
 Malay: mendambakan |
 Dutch: begeren |
 Norwegian: begjære, trakte etter |
 Polish: pożądać |
 Persian: سخت خواستن؛ چشم طمع داشتن |
 Pashto: غوښتل، هیله کول |
 Portuguese: cobiçar |
 Romanian: a râvni |
 Russian: зариться на |
 Slovak: dychtiť |
 Slovenian: hlepeti |
 Serbian: žudeti za |
 Swedish: åtrå, trakta efter, åstun |
 Thai: อยากได้ของผู้อื่น |
 Turkish: gözü kalmak, imrenmek |
 Taiwanese: 垂涎，覬覦 |
 Ukrainian: жадати, домагатися |
 Urdu: كسى چيز كى لالچ كرنا |
 Vietnamese: thèm muốn |
 Chinese: 妄想（别人的东西）；渴望得到 |
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