The meaning of Covet

Covet – definition

verb
Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).
Usage examples:
I covet one of their smart bags
Synonims:
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noun
Wish, long, or crave for

verb
To want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
Usage examples:
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it., the booker prize is the most coveted british…

Covet translation into English

Covet: translate from English into Chinese

贪图, 觊, 垂涎, 贪, 想望

Covet: translate from English into Dutch

Begeren, Azen op

Covet: translate from English into French

Convoiter

Covet: translate from English into German

Begehren, Begehrlich sein, Begierig sein

Covet: translate from English into Hindi

लालच, लालच करना, ललचाना, लोभ करना

Covet: translate from English into Italian

Bramare, Agognare

Covet: translate from English into Korean

탐내다, 턱없이 탐내다, 남의 물건 등을 턱없이 탐내다

Covet: translate from English into Russian

Жаждать, Домогаться, Завидовать

Covet: translate from English into Spanish

Codiciar, Desear, Anhelar, Ansiar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French cuveitier, based on Latin cupiditas (see cupidity).

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Covet – similar words

coveted

adjective
Greatly desired or envied.
Usage examples:
I gave up a coveted job, that of editor-in-chief

verb
Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another).
Usage examples:
I covet one of their smart bags

All meanings and translations of Coveted

covetable

adjective
Used to refer to something that people want to have

All meanings and translations of Covetable

Covet synonims

crave

verb
Feel a powerful desire for (something).
Usage examples:
If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved

verb
To desire something strongly
Usage examples:
The neglected kids just crave attention.

All meanings and translations of Crave

desire

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Usage examples:
He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb
Strongly wish for or want (something).
Usage examples:
He never achieved the status he so desired

noun
A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want
Usage examples:
[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

All meanings and translations of Desire

fancy

adjective
Elaborate in structure or decoration.
Usage examples:
The furniture was very fancy

verb
Feel a desire or liking for.
Usage examples:
Do you fancy a drink?

noun
A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.
Usage examples:
This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

All meanings and translations of Fancy

hanker after

phrasal verb
To have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it
Usage examples:
What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?, even after all these years, i still hanker…

All meanings and translations of Hanker after

hanker for

phrasal verb
To have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it
Usage examples:
What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?, even after all these years, i still hanker…

All meanings and translations of Hanker for

want

verb
Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
Usage examples:
I want an apple

noun
A lack or deficiency of something.
Usage examples:
Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

All meanings and translations of Want

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