covet
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covet
- /ˈkʌvɪt/
Rhymes with -ʌvɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English coveten, coveiten, coveyten, from Old French covoitier (modern French convoiter), from covoitié (“desire”), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.
verb covets · coveting · coveted
- 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.
- To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- 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.
Similar: hanker
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verb to wish for with eagerness
| Español | codiciar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 切望する setsubō suru, 貪る musaboru, 欲張る okubaru |
| 中文 | 貪求 /贪求 tānqiú, 貪圖 /贪图 tāntú, 渴望 kěwàng, 垂涎 chuíxián |
| Português | desejar, cobiçar |
| Français | convoiter, désirer |
| Deutsch | begehren |
| Italiano | concupire, bramare |
| Română | râvni, dori, jindui, ochi |
| Русский | жажда́ть žaždátʹ, си́льно жела́ть sílʹno želátʹ |
| العربية | طَمُعَ ṭamuʕa, طَمِعَ ṭamiʕa, جَشِعَ jašiʕa |
| עברית | חמד chamad |
verb to long for inordinately or unlawfully
| Français | convoiter, guigner |
|---|---|
| Română | râvni, tânji |
| Русский | жажда́ть žaždátʹ, си́льно жела́ть sílʹno želátʹ |
verb to have or indulge inordinate desire
| Deutsch | sehnen |
|---|---|
| Русский | жажда́ть žaždátʹ, домога́ться domogátʹsja, си́льно жела́ть sílʹno želátʹ |
Talk about this word "covet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/covet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. covet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/covet "covet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/covet.Cite this
@misc{covet_2026,
title = {covet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
