Associations to the word «Covet»
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
COVET, verb. (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
COVET, verb. (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
COVET, verb. (intransitive) To yearn, have or indulge inordinate desire, notably for another's possession.
Dictionary definition
COVET, verb. Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.