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coveted

/ˈkʌvətɪd/adjective

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बहुप्रतीक्षित, बहुवांछित

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  1. 1

    that many people want very much

    बहुप्रतीक्षित, बहुवांछित

    • the coveted trophy
    • a coveted government job
    • The young writer won the coveted award for the best debut novel.
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    • Winning a place at IIT is a coveted dream for many students.
    • The captain lifted the coveted cup in front of a roaring crowd.

    Synonyms sought-after desired prized valued longed-for

    Opposite unwanted undesirable despised

◇Word family
covet verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sought-after desired prized valued longed-for

Antonyms

unwanted undesirable despised

AaSpelling

cov·et·ed

?Which word?

Keep apart coveted (wanted by many, positive) and covetous (wanting what belongs to others, greedy, negative).

Coveted (बहुतों द्वारा वांछित, सकारात्मक) और covetous (दूसरों की चीज़ चाहने वाला, लालची, नकारात्मक) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the much-wanted words together: coveted, sought-after, prized, desirable, enviable (that others would like to have), in demand.

बहुवांछित के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: coveted, sought-after, prized, desirable, enviable (जिसे दूसरे पाना चाहें, ईर्ष्या योग्य), in demand।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: coveted is a lexicalized adjective meaning wanted by many people, usually positive ('the coveted Bharat Ratna').

प्रयोग में coveted स्वतंत्र adjective है जिसका अर्थ बहुत लोगों द्वारा वांछित है, प्रायः सकारात्मक ('the coveted Bharat Ratna')।