v.
Pronunciation: ' k ə -v ə t
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English coveiten, from Anglo-French coveiter, from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare, from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to wish for earnestly < covet an award>
2 : to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably
intransitive verb : to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another
synonyms see DESIRE
– cov · et · able \ -v ə -t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– cov · et · er \ -t ə r \ noun
– cov · et · ing · ly \ -ti ŋ -l ē \ adverb