2006-09-02 07:29:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
do not covet thy neighbours wife
do not covet thy neighbours goods
2006-09-02 07:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Covet In A Sentence
2017-01-18 12:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beyond Biblical 10 Commandments usage, "covet" is a verb, so anywhere you can use a verb, you can stick "covet" in there. It's also a transitive verb, meaning that it takes an object. You have to covet something; you can't just covet. So..."The moment I saw that leather jacket, I coveted it." It does feel a little bit old-fashioned sometimes, but it can also be used quite appropriately when you just want something really really badly.
2006-09-02 07:40:29 · answer #3 · answered by changnoieh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I think I've never used it before. But here is a line from Edgar A. Poe's famous poem Annabel Lee in which the word "covet" just sounds so fine;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
2006-09-02 07:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by Earthling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thou shall not covet thy neighbours?
2006-09-02 07:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by Pinada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should not covet the possessions of other people.
2006-09-02 14:01:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋