covet
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- (transitive) If you covet something, you wrongfully or unreasonably want to have something that belongs to another person.
- Much of the nobility coveted the king's wealth and power.
- (transitive) If you covet something, you eagerly want to get it.
- I think nearly every science fiction writer covets the Hugo Award, even if they wouldn't admit it.
- (intransitive) If you covet, you wrongfully or unreasonably want a thing that belongs to another person.
- We should not covet, but be grateful for what we already have.