Covet /(k?v"?t)/

Cov·et

Covet

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Covered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coveting

  1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
    Covet earnestly the best gifts.
    — 1. Cor. xxii. 31.
    If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.
  2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
    Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.
    — Ex. xx. 17.

Covet

v. i.
  1. To have or indulge inordinate desire.
    Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith.