<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.</li><li>to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.</li></ul>