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verb
- 1. feel a powerful desire for (something): "if only she had shown her daughter the love she craved"
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The meaning of CRAVE is to ask for earnestly : beg, demand. How to use crave in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crave.
crave. (krāv) v. craved, crav·ing, craves. v.tr. 1. To have an intense desire for. See Synonyms at desire. 2. To beg earnestly for: Your Honor, I crave the court's indulgence in this matter.
to have a very strong feeling of wanting something: crave attention Many young children crave attention. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things. ache for something. acquisitive. ambitious. ambitiously. angle for something.
crave in British English. (kreɪv ) verb. 1. (when intr, foll by for or after) to desire intensely; long (for) 2. (transitive) to need greatly or urgently. 3. (transitive) to beg or plead for.
Crave definition: to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly. See examples of CRAVE used in a sentence.
to have a very strong feeling of wanting something: crave attention Many young children crave attention. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things. ache for something. acquisitive. ambitious. ambitiously. angle for something.
To crave something is to have a great desire for it, as one might crave love, fame, or French fries. Crave is typically used in the context of emotional or physical desires rather than practical needs.
Definition of crave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Be it life or death, we crave only reality. Much as I crave revenge, I'll turn away and not waste my time assaulting his castle again. Governments, thieves, scientists, treasurer hunters, historians and despots of all kinds would crave his skill.
Synonyms for CRAVE: want, enjoy, desire, covet, love, like, wish (for), die (for); Antonyms of CRAVE: hate, despise, loathe, detest, abhor, refuse, reject, spurn
