covet

• Verbo usado para expressar o desejo intenso de possuir algo que pertence a outra pessoa, especialmente algo cobiçado ou invejado. Pode também indicar o desejo ardente por algo proibido ou o sentimento de inveja pelo que o outro tem.

A verb used to express a strong desire to possess something that belongs to someone else.

1. Desire something belonging to anotherB2formal

   To wish for or want something that belongs to someone else, often with envy.

   Cobiçar o que é dos outros

   • He secretly coveted his neighbor's new car.
   • She coveted the promotion that her colleague received.
   • The old man coveted the young artist's talent.

   Sinônimoscravedesireenvywant

   Antônimosdisdainforgorelinquishrenouncespurn

2. Strong desire for somethingC1formal

   To have a strong, often excessive, desire to possess something.

   Desejar fortemente

   • The king coveted the riches of the neighboring kingdom.
   • Many people covet fame and fortune.
   • She coveted the beautiful jewelry displayed in the shop window.

   Sinônimoscravedesirewant

   Antônimosdisdainrenouncescorn