Definition
To yearn to possess something, especially something belonging to another person. This desire is typically intense and often involves envy or longing for what one cannot or should not have.
Etymology
From Old French 'coveitier,' ultimately from Latin 'cupiditas' meaning 'desire.' The word carries biblical weight from the Tenth Commandment 'thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods,' giving it moral overtones.
Kelly Says
Covet rhymes with 'love it' - you covet what you'd love to have! It's stronger than 'want' - coveting implies an almost obsessive desire, often tinged with envy.
Translations
CSČeština
závidět
/zaˈvɪdɛt/
DADansk
misunde
/miˈsʊnə/
DEDeutsch
begehren
/bəˈɡeːʁən/
ESEspañol
codiciar
ko.di.ar
FISuomi
kadehti
/kɑdehti/
FRFrançais
envier
/ɑ̃.vje/
HUMagyar
irigyel
/iɾiɡɛl/
IDBahasa Indonesia
iri hati
iri hati
ITItaliano
invidiare
/in.vi.daˈre/
MSBahasa Melayu
iri hati
iri hati
NLNederlands
benijden
/bəˈnɛidən/
NONorsk
misunne
/miˈsʉn.nə/
PLPolski
zazdrościć
/zaˈzdrɔɕt͡ɕ/
PTPortuguês
cobiçar
ko.bi.ʃar
RORomână
a pizmui
/a pɪzmu.i/
RUРусский
завидовать
zavidovatʹ
SVSvenska
avundas
/aˈvʉ̂n.das/
SWKiswahili
kijicho
kijicho
TRTürkçe
kıskanmak
kɯskanmak
UKУкраїнська
заздрість
zazdristʹ
VITiếng Việt
ganh ghét
ganh ghét
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
ukudlwengula