crave

crave  (krv)

v. craved, crav·ing, craves

v.tr.

1. To have an intense desire for. See Synonyms at desire.

2. To need urgently; require.

3. To beg earnestly for; implore. See Synonyms at beg.

v.intr.

To have an eager or intense desire.

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[Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, to beg.]

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craver n.

craving·ly adv.

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crave

Verb

[craving, craved]

1. to desire intensely: a vulnerable, unhappy girl who craved affection

2. Formal to beg or plead for: may I crave your lordship's indulgence? [Old English crafian]

craving n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	crave - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for lust, hunger, thirst, starve desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
	2.	crave - plead or ask for earnestly beg, implore, pray - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

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crave

verb 1. long for, yearn for, hanker after, be dying for, want, need, require, desire, fancy (informal) hope for, cry out for (informal) thirst for, pine for, lust after, pant for, sigh for, set your heart on, hunger after, eat your heart out over, would give your eyeteeth for

verb 2. (Informal) beg, ask for, seek, petition, pray for, plead for, solicit, implore, beseech, entreat, supplicate

Translations

crave [kreɪv] vt, vi to crave (for) → ansiar, anhelar

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crave [kreɪv] vt, vi to crave (for) → désirer violemment, avoir un besoin physiologique de, avoir une envie irrésistible de

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crave [kreɪv] vt, vi to crave (for) → sich sehnen nach

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crave [kreɪv] vi to crave for → desiderare ardentemente

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crave

v crave [kreiv]

1 to beg for. bid, smeek يَلْتَمِـس، يَطْلُبُ مُتَوَسِّلا прося žadonit tigge flehen εκλιπαρώ implorar, suplicar anuma تمنا کردن anoa implorer לְהִתחָנֵן याचना करना preklinjati könyörög memohon beiðast, biðja um implorare こん願する 간청하다 maldauti lūgt; lūgties merayu smeken be om błagać o implorar a implora молить prosiť prositi moliti be om ร้องขอ dilemek, istemek 懇求 просити, благати التجا كرنا، التماس كرنا nài xin 恳求

2 to long for, desire extremely. hunker, smag, verlang يَتوقُ الى، يَرغَبُ رغبة شَديدةَ жадувам toužit hige efter; tørste efter sich sehnen ποθώ anhelar, ansiar ihaldama طلب کردن؛ از ته دل خواستن kaivata désirer ardemment לְהִשתוֹקֵק लालसा करना, अभिलाषा करना žudjeti vágyakozik mendambakan þrá, sárþarfnast bramare 切望する 갈망하다 geisti, trokšti kārot; alkt mahukan hunkeren tørste etter, lengte etter, ønske inderlig gorąco pragnąć ansiar a dori (cu ardoare) страстно желать túžiť hrepeneti žudeti längta efter, åtrå ปรารถนา şiddetle arzulamak 渴望 палко бажати; жадати آرزومند هونا، ملتجى هونا khao khát 渴望

n craving

a desire or longing a craving for adventure. hunkering, smagting, verlange رغبةُ مُلحَّة في، تَوق شَديد إلى жажда touha, chuť higen efter; tørsten efter die Sehnsucht σφοδρή επιθυμία anhelo, ansia iha میل شدید kaipaus désir ardent תְּשוּקָה प्रबल इच्छा žudnja sóvárgás dambaan, keinginan þrá, löngun voglia, forte desiderio 切望 욕구, 갈망 troškimas, geismas kāre; alkas; ilgošanās mendambakan hevig verlangen sterkt ønske, lengsel (etter), trang (til) pragnienie desejo sete, dorinţă страстное желание žiadostivý želja, hrepenenje žudnja begär, åtrå, längtan ความปรารถนา şiddetli arzu 渴望 палке бажання, жадання آرزو، خواهش، طلب sự khao khát 渴望