3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of --
used in a good sense
Covet earnestly the best gifts. --1. Cor.
xxii. 31.
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most
offending soul alive. --Shak.
2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after
(something forbidden).
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx
17.
Syn: To long for desire; hanker after crave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covet \Cov"et\, v. i.
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Which [money] while some coveted after they have erred
from the faith. --1 Tim. vi
10.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
covet
v : wish, long, or crave for (something, esp. the property of
another person); "She covets her sister's house"
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