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Definition of covet in English Turkish dictionary
- göz koymak
- şiddetle arzu etmek
- göz dikmek
- iste
- {f} çok istemek
- {f} imrenmek
- tamah etmek
- {f} gözü kalmak
- {f} gıpta etmek
- göz dik
- istemek
- covetous
- {s} açgözlü
- covetous
- {s} hırslı
- coveted
- can atan
- coveted
- istenen
- covetous
- haris
- covetousness
- imren
- covetousness
- günü
- covetousness
- haset
- covetous
- mal canlısı
- covetous
- aç gözlü
- covetousness
- harislik
- covetousness
- açgözlülük
- covetousness
- aç gözlülük
- coveted
- işte(mek)
- covetousness
- açgözlülük
- covetable
- {s} çok istenen
- covetable
- {s} arzu edilen
- coveted
- iste
- covetous
- {s} istekli
- covetous
- {s} aç
- covetous
- covetousness açgözlülük
- covetousness
- {i} tamahkârlık
- covetousness
- {i} hırslı olma
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Definition of covet in English English dictionary
- To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden)
- To yearn, have or indulge inordinate desire, notably for another's possession
- To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, notably enviously; -- also used in a good sense
- {v} to desire earnestly, to lust for
- To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense
- wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house
- {f} desire something that belongs to another, crave for, be envious
- To have or indulge inordinate desire
- To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; used in a good sense
- If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has (coveitier, from coveitié , from cupiditas; CUPIDITY)
- wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
- coveted
- Simple past tense and past participle of covet
- covetous
- Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious
- covetousness
- Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth
In obvious compensation and opposition the fear of nothingness becomes the source of covetousness.
- covetable
- {a} that may be desired or wished for
- covetous
- {a} very desirous of saving, greedy, near
- covetousness
- {n} eager desire, greediness
- all covet all lose
- he who attempts to possess everything will lose everything
- covetable
- That may be coveted; desirable
- covetable
- {s} desirable
- coveted
- Highly sought-after
- coveted
- {s} greatly longed for, desired
- coveted
- You use coveted to describe something that very many people would like to have. one of sport's most coveted trophies. a supply of highly coveted hard currency
- coveted
- greatly desired
- coveter
- One who covets
- coveting
- present participle of covet
- coveting
- {i} excessive desire, longing for
- covetous
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e g wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
- covetous
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"
- covetous
- money; avaricious; in a bad sense
- covetous
- {s} greedy, lustful, grasping, envious
- covetous
- desirous; strongly wanting something
- covetous
- Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess esp
- covetous
- Very desirous; eager to obtain; used in a good sense
- covetous
- disapproval A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has
- covetousness
- Strong desire
- covetousness
- extreme greed for material wealth
- covetousness
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- covetousness
- {i} greed, lust, envy, avarice
- covetousness
- A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; in a bad sense
- covetousness
- an envious eagerness to possess something
- covetousness
- Strong desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth
- covetousness
- Great greed
- covets
- third-person singular of covet
- thou shalt not covet
- you will not lust for, you will not desire
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covet
Hyphenation
cov·etTurkish pronunciation
kʌvıtSynonyms
aspire to, begrudge, choose, crave, desiderate, envy, fancy, hanker for, have eye on, have hots for, itch for, long for, lust after, spoil for, thirst forPronunciation
/ˈkəvət/ /ˈkʌvət/
Etymology
[ k&-v&t ] (verb.) 14th century. from Middle English coveiten, from Old French covoiter (modern convoiter), from coveitié 'desire', presumably modified from Latin cupiditasResimler
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