covet
pronunciation
How to pronounce covet in British English:
UK [ˈkʌvət]
How to pronounce covet in American English:
US [ˈkʌvɪt]
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- Verb:
- wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
Word Origin
- covet
- covet: [13] Covetousness and cupidity are very closely related, etymologically as well as semantically. Covet comes via Old French coveitier from Vulgar Latin *cupiditāre, a verb derived from the Latin noun cupiditās (from which English gets cupidity). Its ultimate source is the Latin verb cupere ‘desire’.=> cupidity
- covet (v.)
- mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting.
Example
- 1. American tech firms covet china 's huge market .
- 2. Instead , they continue to chase aspirations and covet new goods and services .
- 3. What are people who covet these things saying about themselves ?
- 4. It was an approval rate that any government would covet .
- 5. For now chinese financial institutions , still smarting from their first foray , are unlikely to covet their weakened western counterparts for a long time .