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What does covet mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
  2. (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
  3. (intransitive) To yearn, have or indulge inordinate desire, notably for another's possession.
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This terrifying vision fits perfectly well with the desire for honour and glory that the neo-conservative gentlemen covet.
He has encouraged his players to covet the ball, to pass it short and often.
This is where the old money lives, where the nouveau riche covet, and where anyone who's anyone among the upper crust loves to gossip about.
He dismissed talk of a feud with Brown, who is reported to covet the premiership.
Logically, all OEMs covet a piece of the prestige markets as that is where the money flows in great quantities.
Decent people don't covet material possessions in times of crisis and extreme suffering.

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