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| cov·et [ kúvvət ] (past and past participle cov·et·ed, present participle cov·et·ing, 3rd person present singular cov·ets) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb want somebody else's property: to have a strong desire to possess something that belongs to somebody else
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2. transitive verb yearn to have: to want to have something very much
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| [13th century. < Old French coveitier< Latin cupiditas (see cupidity)] |
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  cov·et·a·ble adjective |
| cov·et·er noun |
| cov·et·ing·ly adverb |
| cov·et·ous adjective |
| cov·et·ous·ly adverb |
| cov·et·ous·ness noun |
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