co
vet
Third Person
covets
Present Participle
coveting
Past Tense
coveted
Past Participle
coveted
1
to have an intense and often inappropriate desire to possess something that belongs to someone else
transitive
- She covets her neighbor's luxurious car and dreams of owning one.
- He has a tendency to covet the success of his colleagues rather than celebrating it.
- They covet the latest gadgets and always want to have the newest technology.
- The ambitious entrepreneur often covets the achievements of industry leaders.
- We should focus on appreciating what we have rather than coveting what others possess.