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covetcov‧et /ˈkʌvɪt/ verb [transitive] formal   covetOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French coveitier, from coveitié ‘desire’, from Latin cupiditas; ➔ CUPIDITY VERB TABLEcovet |
| Present | I, you, we, they | covet | | he, she, it | covets | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coveted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coveted | | he, she, it | has coveted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coveted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will covet | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coveted |
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| Present | I | am coveting | | he, she, it | is coveting | | you, we, they | are coveting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was coveting | | you, we, they | were coveting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coveting | | he, she, it | has been coveting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coveting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coveting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coveting |
- Gatlin covets my job, which he has been in line for twice before.
- But in times of tight elections these unsung regions become political hubs, and their votes are coveted prizes.
- He might have known the Great Enchanter personally, and will almost certainly covet some of Drachenfels' magical possessions.
- How can Willy plant seeds, a simple act he covets?
- If it can retain its customers' faith it could achieve the leadership position it covets by 1997.
- The Finance Minister post was one of the coveted cabinet jobs.
- The most coveted prize is empties.
- The second whinnied and moved back a step to graze the spot it had been coveting for the past hour.
ADVERB► most· The most coveted prize is empties.· The most coveted commodities in the top 10 are pass rushers. to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:  The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world. |