covet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: covet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for covet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
covet v wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covet \Cov"et\ (k?v"?t), v. t. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Covet \Cov"et\, v. i. To have or indulge inordinate desire. Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. --1 Tim. vi. 10.