crave

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
2. To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.
3. (obsolete) To call for; to require as a course of action.

Noun

A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

Sinonieme

desire

yearn

long

long for

covet

want

lust

wish for

thirst

hunger

beg

wish

hanker

aspire

lust for

beseech

strive

implore

lust after

yearn for

starve

aim

importune for

entreat

importune

need

pine

pray

🛐

pray for

sue

urge

beg for

crave for

sue for

thirst after

thirst for

beseech for

implore for

in love

❤️

hope for

be lustful

supplicate

hope

thrill

feel a sexual desire

dun

desire earnestly

worry

demand

cry out

be famished

have strong sexual desire

be starving

want exceedingly

desire eagerly

hanker for

be in heat

pine for

want greatly

eadge

adjure

be sexually aroused

languish

longing

itch

intensely

miss

be eager for

passion

pester

deeply desire

hunger for

be ambitious

solicit

sponge

🧽

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɹeɪv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: craven

Geërf van Old English: crafian

Verwante met Deens: kræve

Verwante met Sweeds: kräva

Verwante met Yslands: krefja

Verwante met Noors: kreve

In summary

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).