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crave

(kreɪv)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense craves, present participle craving, past tense, past participle craved
verb
If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette. [VERB noun]
You may be craving for some fresh air. [VERB + for]
[Also VERB to-infinitive]
Synonyms: long for, yearn for, hanker after, be dying for More Synonyms of crave
cravingWord forms: plural cravings countable noun
...a craving for sugar. [+ for]
...her craving to be loved.
Synonyms: longing, hope, desire, urge More Synonyms of crave
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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
Derived forms
craver (ˈcraver)
noun
Word origin
Old English crafian; related to Old Norse krefja to demand, krǣfr strong; see craft

crave in American English

(kreɪv)
verb transitiveWord forms: craved or ˈcraving
1. 
to ask for earnestly; beg
2. 
to long for eagerly; desire strongly
3. 
to be in great need of
verb intransitive
4. 
to have a strong desire (for)
SIMILAR WORDS:  deˈsire
Derived forms
craver (ˈcraver)
noun
Word origin
ME craven < OE crafian, lit., to demand as right < base of cræft, strength, might: see craft

Examples of 'crave' in a sentence
crave

Ask yourself why you crave attention so much and why you confuse it with true love and affection.
The Sun (2016)
There is no need - cats do not crave the social attention of another cat.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's these endorphins that we crave when we want to eat hot food.
The Sun (2016)
I craved the sugar and felt myself crash.
The Sun (2016)
That fling showed me I still craved the attention of other men.
The Sun (2016)
He loves the limelight, craves the attention, the affirmation he still has something meaningful to contribute.
The Sun (2016)
Were your taste buds trained to crave for sugary foods just through habit?
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
You crave attention and affection and he senses that.
The Sun (2006)
The happiness and companionship he had craved for so long was his.
The Sun (2008)
And sugar only makes you crave more sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Do some people dread them as much as others crave them?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are certain foods you crave or eat often.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
You are vulnerable because you are lonely and crave attention.
The Sun (2013)
The end of summer makes us all crave comfort food.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Yet he provided the attention she craved.
The Sun (2015)
Certain foods are craved precisely because they contain so much energy in so little volume.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rather it was a reflection of the attention she herself craved.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He shunned attention and craved it at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No sugars or sweeteners are allowed and fruit teas are not recommended as they can make you crave sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The mum of four craved confectionery so much that she spent 2,000 a year on her addiction.
The Sun (2015)
Rather, he is poor who possesses much but still craves for more.
Christianity Today (2000)
But what Raleigh and his courtiers craved as much as glory was publicity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But not as much as he craves another European crown.
The Sun (2014)
Women who exercise regularly find that they don't crave food so often.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
She still craved attention, wanted to be photographed.
The Sun (2007)
The success she had craved for so long was hers, but her book makes painfully clear that the scars of her earlier rejections remain.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was the man who, in less than two years, delivered the promotion to the top flight that the club had craved for so long.
The Sun (2013)

In other languages
crave

British English: crave VERB
If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
Some dogs crave constant attention.
  • American English: crave
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desejar
  • Chinese: 渴望得到
  • European Spanish: suspirar por
  • French: avoir besoin deN
  • German: sich sehnen nach
  • Italian: avere una smania di
  • Japanese: 切望する
  • Korean: 갈망하다
  • European Portuguese: desejar
  • Latin American Spanish: suspirar por

Chinese translation of 'crave'

crave

(kreɪv)

vt

  1. [attention, affection] (also crave for) 渴望得到 (kěwàng dédào)
  2. [food, drink] 渴求 (kěqiú)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to desire intensely
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
Synonyms
long for
yearn for
hanker after
I hankered after a floor-length suede coat.
be dying for
want
My husband really wants a new car.
need
require
A baby requires warmth and physical security.
desire
He was bored and desired change in his life.
fancy (informal)
I just fancied a drink.
hope for
cry out for (informal)
thirst for
pine for
covet
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
lust after
pant for
sigh for
set your heart on
hunger after
eat your heart out over
would give your eyeteeth for
2 (verb) 
Definition
to beg or plead for
(informal) 
If I may crave your lordship's indulgence, I would like to consult my client.
Synonyms
beg
I begged him to come back to England with me.
ask for
seek
She sought financial advice from her accountant.
petition
She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.
pray for
plead for
solicit
He's already solicited their support on health care reform.
implore
`Tell me what to do!' she implored him.
beseech
She beseeched him to take more exercise.
entreat
They entreated the audience to stay calm.
supplicate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beseech
Definition
to ask earnestly
She beseeched him to take more exercise.
Synonyms
beg,
ask,
petition,
call upon,
plead with,
solicit,
implore,
entreat,
importune (formal),
adjure,
supplicate,
pray
in the sense of covet
Definition
to long to possess (something belonging to another person)
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
Synonyms
long for,
desire,
fancy (informal),
envy,
crave,
aspire to,
yearn for,
thirst for,
begrudge,
hanker after,
lust after,
set your heart on,
have your eye on,
would give your eyeteeth for
in the sense of desire
Definition
to want very much
He was bored and desired change in his life.
Synonyms
want,
long for,
crave,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
ache for,
covet,
aspire to,
wish for,
yearn for,
thirst for,
hanker after,
set your heart on,
desiderate

Nearby words of
crave

  • crassness
  • crate
  • crater
  • crave
  • craven
  • craving
  • craw

Synonyms of 'crave'

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