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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 [kreɪv]

vb

1. (when intr, foll by for or after) to desire intensely; long (for)

2. (tr) to need greatly or urgently

3. (tr) to beg or plead for

[Old English crafian; related to Old Norse krefja to demand, krǣfr strong; see craft]

craver  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 There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.

2. (Informal) beg, ask for, seek, petition, pray for, plead for, solicit, implore, beseech, entreat, supplicate If I may crave your lordship's indulgence, I would like to consult my client.

Translations

crave [kreɪv] VT

1. (also crave for) [+ food] → tener antojo de; [+ affection, attention] → reclamar

2. (= beg) [+ pardon] → suplicar; [+ permission] → implorar, rogar

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crave [ˈkreɪv]

vt (= desire) [+ attention] → avoir un grand besoin de; [+ food, drink, cigarette] → avoir envie de, avoir terriblement envie de; [+ comfort, luxury] → être avide de; [+ fresh air] → avoir besoin de

vi
to crave for [+ attention] → avoir un grand besoin de; [+ food, drink, cigarette] → avoir envie de, avoir terriblement envie de; [+ luxury] → être avide de; [+ fresh air] → avoir besoin de

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crave

vt (liter: = beg) → erbitten; mercy also → erflehen; (= desire) attention, drink etc → sich sehnen nach; to crave somebody’s pardon (form) → jdn um Verzeihung anflehen; ladies and gentlemen, may I crave your indulgence? (form) → meine Damen und Herren, darf ich um Ihre werte Aufmerksamkeit bitten?; may I crave your indulgence a moment longer? (form) → darf ich Ihre Geduld noch etwas länger in Anspruch nehmen?

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crave [kreɪv]

1. vt

a. (desire) → desiderare disperatamente

b. (frm) (pardon, permission) → implorare

2. vi to crave for = 1 a

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crave [kreɪv]

1. vt

a. (desire) → desiderare disperatamente

b. (frm) (pardon, permission) → implorare

2. vi to crave for = 1 a

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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 요구하다 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 갈망, 열망 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