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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Covet \Cov"et\, verb (used without an object) To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. --1 Tim. vi. 10.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Covet \Cov"et\ (k?v"?t), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.]
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.
Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
covet
verb: wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "covet": 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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