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Definitions for Covet

[1] to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
[2] to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
[3] to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
[4] to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)

Words related to Covet

crave, envy, choose, fancy, want, begrudge, desiderate

Words nearby Covet

covert action, covert cloth, covert coat, covert sensitization, coverture, covet, covetous, covey, covilhã, covin, covina

Origin of Covet

1175–1225; Middle English coveiten < Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin *cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of *cupidiētās, for Latin cupititās cupidity

Other words from Covet

cov·et·a·ble , adjective
cov·et·er , noun
cov·et·ing·ly , adverb
un·cov·et·ed , adjective
un·cov·et·ing , adjective

Word origin for Covet

C13: from Old French coveitier, from coveitié eager desire, ultimately from Latin cupiditā cupidity

Synonyms for Covet

crave, envy, lust after, begrudge, choose, fancy, want, aspire to, desiderate, hanker for, have eye on, have hots for, itch for, long for, spoil for, thirst for, wish for, yearn for, yen for