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The Britannica Dictionary covet 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• covet (verb)

covet /ˈkʌvət/ verb covets; coveted; coveting covet /ˈkʌvət/ verb covets; coveted; coveting Britannica Dictionary definition of COVET [+ object] : to want (something that you do not have) very much

• All his life he has coveted [=craved, desired] success.
• a coveted prize
• His religion warns against coveting material goods.

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