covet

«covet» in Mova's school dictionary: to want very much something that belongs to someone else — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (covet, covets, coveted, coveting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To covet something is to want very much something that belongs to someone else. tree →

2) (Bible) «You shall not covet» is the last of the Ten Commandments, telling people not to long for their neighbour's house, wife or belongings. tree →

3) A coveted prize or place is one that many people want. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education and ethics the commandment against coveting teaches contentment. In everyday and sports writing a «coveted trophy» is one everyone wants. Phrases: «covet your neighbour's», «a coveted prize», «coveted place».

examples

• The Ten Commandments say, «You shall not covet». tree →
• He coveted his friend's new bike. tree →
• The gold cup is the most coveted prize in the league. tree →
• She won a coveted place in the school orchestra. tree →
• Coveting what others have can make you unhappy. tree →
• The dragon coveted the king's treasure. tree →
• Try to be thankful instead of coveting. tree →
• Not even in nightmares had she ever seen such horrible creatures as her much-coveted box contained. tree →

note

Regular verb: coveted, coveting (one t). Noun/adjective: covetous. Formal or biblical; plain words: want badly, envy. Not the same as «cover».

In the corpora

• There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «covet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.