Definition of Covet

Cov´et   Pronunciation: k?v´?t
v. t.1.
[imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coveting.]
1.To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; - used in a good sense.
Covet earnestly the best gifts.
- 1. Cor. xxii. 31.
If it be a sin to covet honor,
I am the most offending soul alive.
- Shak.
2.To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.
- Ex. xx. 17.
v. i.1.To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith.
- 1 Tim. vi. 10.


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aspire after, begrudge, cast envious eyes, choose, crave, crave after, crawl after, desiderate, envy, grudge, hanker after, hunger after, lust after, pant after, run mad after, thirst after, want, wish

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