covet
/ˈkʌvət/KUH-vuht
/ˈkʌvət/KUH-vuht
Meaningto long for
Common meaning: to long for what is another's
- covto long for; desireLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 499 · scan
- etsmall-thing ending (from French)
Journey through time
- Latincupiō; cupīdō‘to long for’
- Old Frenchcovoitersource
- Middle Englishcoueitensource
- Englishcovet‘to long for what is another's’ · today
cov also in: cupidityconcupiscence
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cupiō; cupīdō ‘to long for; desire’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cupiō, p. 499 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry COVET, p. 138 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cupiō; cupīdō Latin “to long for; desire”
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