Covet - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkʌvət|
Brit.
|ˈkʌvɪt|
verb
- wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
She covets her sister's house
Extra examples
His religion warns against coveting material goods.
...I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now....
The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world.
She covets her sister's house
...the Nobel Prize for Literature is the plume that all authors covet...
They liquidate their wealth, and covet to be poor.
Although she had a great dowry, none would covet such a bedfellow.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: covet
he/she/it: covets
present participle: coveting
past tense: coveted
past participle: coveted
I/you/we/they: covet
he/she/it: covets
present participle: coveting
past tense: coveted
past participle: coveted
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