Covet Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkəvət

KUH-vuht

UK

kˈʌvɪt

KUHV-it

التعريف

To strongly desire something, especially something that belongs to someone else.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal or literary; often used in moral or religious contexts as something frowned upon (e.g., 'Thou shalt not covet'). Not simply 'want', but a strong and sometimes inappropriate or envious desire.

• Spanish: codiciar - anhelar
• Portuguese (BR): cobçar - desejar (ardentemente)
• Portuguese (PT): cobiçar - desejar (ardentemente)
• Chinese (Simplified): 渴望 - 垂涎
• Chinese (Traditional): 渴望 - 垂涎
• Hindi: लालायित होना - चाहना
• Arabic: يَطْمَعُ في - يَشْتَهِي
• Bengali: লোভ করা - আকাঙ্ক্ষা করা (অন্যের জিনিসের প্রতি)
• Russian: возжелать - сильно желать (чужое)
• Japanese: 強く欲しがる - うらやむ (他人のものを)
• Vietnamese: thèm muốn - ao ước (của người khác)
• Korean: 탐내다 - 몹시 바라다 (남의 것)
• Turkish: gıpta etmek - imrenmek - göz dikmek (başkasının malına)
• Urdu: لالچ کرنا - حرص کرنا (کسی اور کی چیز کے لیے)
• Indonesian: menginginkan (milik orang lain) - mendambakan

جمل نموذجية

He covets his neighbor's new car.

basic

Many children covet the latest toys.

basic

You should not covet what others have.

basic

She always covets the attention her sister gets at family events.

natural

That promotion at work is highly coveted by everyone on the team.

natural

It’s easy to covet someone else’s life when you only see the good parts.

natural