covet
Significat (anglès)
- To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
Sinònims
be greedy
wish for
lust after
be avaricious
lust for
hanker after
be avid
be insatiable
desire eagerly
be envious
indulge in
look up at
want very much
deeply desire
lust insatiably for
be covetous
lech after
be desirous
wish eagerly
wish for eagerly
have one’s eyes on
be jealous
seek after
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkʌvɪt/
Etimologia (anglès)
From Middle English coveten, coveiten, coveyten, from Old French covoitier (modern French convoiter), from covoitié (“desire”), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.
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