Covet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkÊŒvɪt/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒvɪt

Origin

from Middle English coveiten, from Old French covoiter (modern convoiter), from covoitié ("desire"), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.

Full definition of covet

Verb

1. (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
2. (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
3. (intransitive) To yearn, have or indulge inordinate desire, notably for another's possession.

Derived terms

• covetable
• coveter
• covetingly
• covetous
• covetousness