transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-vət ]
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 -və-tə-bəl adjective
• cov·et·er -tər noun
• cov·et·ing·ly -tiŋ-lē adverb