covet

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkʌvɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #25491

Meanings

1

verb
to wish, long, or crave for something, especially the property of another person

I covet my sister's house.
2

verb
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

What Netflix really covets is closer to its current competencies: WBD's “intellectual property”, or in plain English, franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, pictured, and The Sopranos.
3

verb
To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

hanker

Word family

Forms uncoveted

Derived forms covetesscovetingcovetinglyuncoveting

Related forms covetablecovetercovetous

Etymology

From Middle English coveten, coveiten, coveyten, from Old French covoitier (modern French convoiter), from covoitié (“desire”), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# covet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkʌvɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 25491

## Meanings
1. to wish, long, or crave for something, especially the property of another person
2. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
3. To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

## Examples
- I covet my sister's house.
- What Netflix really covets is closer to its current competencies: WBD's “intellectual property”, or in plain English, franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, pictured, and The Sopranos.
- No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.

## Synonyms
- hanker

## Derived Forms
- covetess
- coveting
- covetingly
- uncoveting

## Related Forms
- covetable
- coveter
- covetous

## Etymology
From Middle English coveten, coveiten, coveyten, from Old French covoitier (modern French convoiter), from covoitié (“desire”), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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