Definition of "covet"

covet

/ˈkʌvɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present covets, present participle coveting, simple past and past participle coveted
1. (transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
  Quotations
  No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.
  1991, Ted Tally, The Silence of the Lambs (motion picture), spoken by Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)
2. (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
3. (intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.