covet

/ˈkə-vət/

Middle English coveiten, from Anglo-French coveiter, from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare, from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire

verb

  1. to wish for earnestly

  2. to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably

  3. to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another

covet an award

desire wish want crave covet mean to have a longing for. desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim. wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable.