crave

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
2. (archaic, literary, transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To call for; to require as a course of action.

Noun

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

désirer

bramare

ansiar

desiderare

souhaiter

ansiar

convoiter

desejar

intagliare

hunkeren

languir

streben

λαχταρώ

اشتهى

trachten

🔍

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹeɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: craven

Inherited from Old English: crafian

Cognate with Danish: kræve

Cognate with Swedish: kräva

Cognate with Icelandic: krefja

Cognate with Norwegian: 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”).