covet
/ˈkʌvɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkʌvɪt/
covet
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
co - vet -> covet
Myanmar meaning
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အငမ်းမရဖြစ်သည်။ ငမ်းငမ်းတက်လိုချင်သည်။ covet sb's job ❍ He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. ❍ this year's winners of the coveted trophy (ie which everyone would like to win).
❏ covetous adj (usu derog ) ငမ်းငမ်းတက်သော။ အငမ်းမရ။
a covetous look/ glance. covetously adv covetousness n [U]
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- covet /'kʌvǝt/ v ( fml ) အငမ်းမရဖြစ်သည်။ ငမ်းငမ်းတက်လိုချင်သည်။ covet sb's job
- He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
- this year's winners of the coveted trophy (ie which everyone would like to win). ❏ covetous adj ( usu derog ) ငမ်းငမ်းတက်သော။ အငမ်းမရ။ a covetous look/ glance. covetously adv covetousness n [U]
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