covetous
/ˈkʌvətəs/adjective
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लालची, लोभी (दूसरों की चीज़ों का)
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having a strong desire for the things that other people have
लालची, लोभी (दूसरों की चीज़ों का)
- He cast covetous eyes on his neighbour's land.
- The covetous neighbour kept looking at the new car and hoped to borrow it.
- The covetous king wanted the neighbouring state's gold.
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- She gave the shining necklace a covetous glance.
- He looked with covetous eyes at the shop window.
Synonyms envious greedy acquisitive grasping avaricious
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cov·et·ous
With -etous (not 'covetuous' or 'covetious'); the verb covet (want what belongs to somebody else).
अंत में -etous ('covetuous' या 'covetious' गलत है); verb covet (दूसरे की चीज़ चाहना)।
?Which word?
Keep the greedy words together: covetous (wanting others' things), avaricious (greedy for money), acquisitive (eager to own things), rapacious (aggressively greedy).
लालच के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: covetous (दूसरों की चीज़ें चाहने वाला), avaricious (धन का लालची), acquisitive (चीज़ें पाने को उत्सुक), rapacious (आक्रामक रूप से लालची)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A coveted prize (one that everyone wants).
Collocation 'a coveted prize' (जिसे सब चाहें)।