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covet(dictionary)

covet (iou)



covet verb. ME.
[Old French coveitier, cu- (mod. convoiter) from Proto-Romance, from Latin cupiditas CUPIDITY.]
verb trans. Desire; esp. desire eagerly, long for. ME.
J. Arbuthnot They covet subacid Liquors, and abhor fat and oily things. F. Burney Her mind..coveted to regain its serenity. D. Halberstam He did not covet small-bore social acceptance.
verb trans. Long for (what belongs to another); desire culpably. ME.
C. Jackson She coveted the necklace and made up her mind to own it.
verb trans. Desire with concupiscence; desire sexually. ME-L16.
verb intrans. Have inordinate or culpable, esp. sexual, desire. Foll. by for, after, against. LME-E16.
covetable adjective highly desirable ME.
coveter noun a person who covets or is given to coveting LME.
covetingly adverb with great longing LME.