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covet

/ˈkʌvət/verb

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth formal

    to want something very much, especially something that belongs to somebody else

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    • He coveted his neighbour's car.
    • the coveted trophy

    Synonyms desire crave long for envy hanker after

    Opposite despise scorn reject disdain

◇Word family
covetous adj.coveted adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

desire crave long for envy hanker after

Antonyms

despise scorn reject disdain

AaSpelling

cov·et

?Which word?

Keep the want words together: covet (want what others have), crave (want very much), yearn (want something you cannot easily have), hanker after (want something for a long time), aspire (want to achieve something great).

चाहने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: covet (दूसरों की चीज़ चाहना), crave (बहुत चाहना), yearn (जो आसानी से न मिले उसे चाहना), hanker after (लंबे समय से चाहना), aspire (कुछ महान पाना चाहना)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective coveted means wanted by many people ('the coveted IAS post'); covetous means wanting something that belongs to another, greedy.

Adjective coveted का अर्थ बहुत लोगों द्वारा वांछित है ('the coveted IAS post'); covetous का अर्थ दूसरे की चीज़ चाहने वाला, लालची है।