The meaning of Crave

Crave – definition

verb
Feel a powerful desire for (something).
Usage examples:
If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved
Synonims:
Long for Yearn for Hunger for Thirst for Dream of Aspire to Set one's heart on Have as one's aim Have as one's goal Seek Be bent on Desire Want Hope for Hanker after Wish for Sigh for Pant fo

verb
To desire something strongly
Usage examples:
The neglected kids just crave attention.

Crave translation into English

Crave: translate from English into Chinese

渴望, 愒, 切望, 觊, 热中

Crave: translate from English into Dutch

Snakken naar, Begeren, Smeken, Vragen, Wensen, Bidden

Crave: translate from English into French

Avoir très envie de, Demander, Solliciter, Désirer ardemment, Avoir besoin, Avoir grand besoin, Avoir besoin physiologique

Crave: translate from English into German

Sich sehnen, Begehren, Erflehen, Lechzen, Erbitten, Verlangen nach

Crave: translate from English into Hindi

तरसना, याचना करना, उत्कट इच्छा होना

Crave: translate from English into Italian

Bramare, Implorare, Desiderare fortemente, Chiedere con insistenza

Crave: translate from English into Korean

갈망하다, 간청하다, 열망하다, 필요로 하다, 목마르다

Crave: translate from English into Russian

Жаждать, Страстно желать, Требовать, Просить, Умолять

Crave: translate from English into Spanish

Pedir, Implorar, Apetecer, Rogar a

Word origin

Old English crafian (in the sense ‘demand, claim as a right’), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish kräva, Danish kræve ‘demand’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

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Crave – similar words

craved

verb
Feel a powerful desire for (something).
Usage examples:
If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved

verb
Past simple and past participle of crave
Usage examples:
Many young children crave attention.

All meanings and translations of Craved

Crave synonims

desire

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Usage examples:
He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb
Strongly wish for or want (something).
Usage examples:
He never achieved the status he so desired

noun
A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want
Usage examples:
[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

All meanings and translations of Desire

hanker after

phrasal verb
To have a strong wish for something, especially if you cannot or should not have it
Usage examples:
What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?, even after all these years, i still hanker…

All meanings and translations of Hanker after

seek

verb
Attempt to find (something).
Usage examples:
They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds

All meanings and translations of Seek

want

verb
Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
Usage examples:
I want an apple

noun
A lack or deficiency of something.
Usage examples:
Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

All meanings and translations of Want

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