Новый большой англо-русский словарь - covet
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covet
1. сильно жалеть; жаждать to covet wealth and power —- жаждать богатства и власти thou shalt not covet the neighbour's house —- библ. не пожалей дома ближнему своего Id: all covet, all lose —- многого желать, добра не видать
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2.
v.tr. (coveted, coveting) desire greatly (esp. something belonging to another person) (coveted her friend's earrings). Derivatives covetable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF cu-, coveitier f. Rmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
(covets, coveting, coveted) If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself. (FORMAL) She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ v formal to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has (He possessed rare and much coveted works of art.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- early 13c., from O.Fr. coveitier, probably ult. from L. cupiditas "passionate desire," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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