covet

Senso (Inglese)

  1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
  2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
  3. To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

Sinonimi

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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/ˈkʌvɪt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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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