Covet

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coveting.]
	1.	To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; - used in a good sense. Covet earnestly the best gifts. - 1. Cor. xxii. 31. If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. - Shak.
	2.	To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. - Ex. xx. 17.
v. i.	1.	To have or indulge inordinate desire. Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. - 1 Tim. vi. 10.

Verb

1.

covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"

aspire after, begrudge, cast envious eyes, choose, crave, crave after, crawl after, desiderate, envy, grudge, hanker after, hunger after, lust after, pant after, run mad after, thirst after, want, wish

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