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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}.]
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1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; --
used in a good sense.
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Covet earnestly the best gifts. --1. Cor.
xxii. 31.
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If it be a sin to covet honor,
I am the most offending soul alive. --Shak.
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2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after
(something forbidden).
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx.
17.

Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.
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Covet \Cov"et\, v. i.
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
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Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred
from the faith. --1 Tim. vi.
10.
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