Dictionary Entry
covet
covet is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
- 2transitive verb
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- 3intransitive verb
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
- 4verb
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
"She covets her sister's house"
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