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To covet means to wish for greatly or with envy - a painful and usually resentful awareness of another's possession or positional advantage with your desire for it. The Bible tells us not to think this way especially of someone's wife or goods (car, house, clothes, etc.).
Jeanette Kulas
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∙ 9y agoTo covet means to wish for greatly or with envy - a painful and usually resentful awareness of another's possession or positional advantage with your desire for it. The Bible tells us not to think this way especially of someone's wife or goods (car, house, clothes, etc.).
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What does it mean to be covet?
Covet means to desire too much.
What does covet mean in general?
One definition for the word covet is " to wish for earnestly."
Does decline and covet mean the same thing?
Those words have entirely different meanings. To decline is to refuse, and to covet is to desire.
What does in general mean?
One definition for the word covet is " to wish for earnestly."
How can you use covet in a sentence?
to covet another's property.
What does Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife mean?
It means to desire your nieghbours wife in a shameful matter
Sentence with covet?
There are plenty of ways you could use the word covet in a sentence. You could advise someone not to covet their neighbor for example.
What is a sentence for the word covet?
To covet things that do not belong to you is considered a sin.
What is covet in tagalog?
"Covet" in Tagalog is "hangad" or "inggit."
What does covnet mean?
Do you mean Covet, if so it means to have a desire to possess something that another has. If you mean Covenant, then this means to make an agreement or promise to God.
Do eyes makes us to covet?
Not eyes but it is the mind that makes us covet. On the other hand, it depends on the eyes. Some eyes I do covet.
What is the antonym of decline and covet?
Rise is an antonym of decline. Nonpossessiveness is an antonym of covet.
