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- Dictionarycrave/kreɪv/
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.
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 phrasal verb. acquisitive. ambitiously. angle for something phrasal verb. desperate. expense. have eyes on someone/something idiom.
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.
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 phrasal verb. acquisitive. ambitiously. angle for something phrasal verb. desperate. expense. have eyes on someone/something idiom.
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.
Some common synonyms of crave are covet, desire, want, and wish. While all these words mean "to have a longing for," crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need. craves sweets
1. to long for; desire eagerly. 2. to require; need: a problem craving your prompt attention. 3. to ask earnestly for. v.i. 4. to beg or plead (usu. fol. by for). [before 1000; Middle English; Old English crafian; akin to Old Norse krefja] crav′er, n.
A complete guide to the word "CRAVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun crave. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of crave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
