What does crave mean?
Definitions for crave
kreɪvcrave
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word crave.
Princeton's WordNet
crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
craveverb
plead or ask for earnestly
Wiktionary
craveverb
To want strongly as to satisfy an appetite. To long for, to yearn.
I know I should diet more, but every afternoon I crave a soda so I have one.
craveverb
Ask earnestly.
I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
Etymology: From craven, from crafian, from krabōnan, from grep-. Cognate with Danish kræve, Norwegian kreve, Swedish kräva, krefja, krafa. Related to craft, grape.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CRAVEverb
Etymology: crafian, Saxon.
What one petition is there found in the whole litany, whereof we shall ever be able at any time to say, that no man living needeth the grace or benefit therein craved at God’s hands? Richard Hooker.
As for my nobler friends, I crave their pardons;
But for the mutable rank-scented many,
Let them regard me as I do not flatter. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.The poor people not knowing where to hide themselves from the fury of their enemies, nor of whom to crave help, fled as men and women dismayed. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.
I would crave leave here, under the word action, to comprehend the forbearance too of any action proposed. John Locke.
Each ardent nymph the rising current craves,
Each shepherd’s pray’r retards the parting waves. Matthew Prior.The subjects arm’d; the more their princes gave,
Th’ advantage only took the more to crave. John Denham.Him dost thou mean, who, spite of all his store,
Is ever craving, and will still be poor?
Who cheats for halfpence; and who doffs his coat,
To save a farthing in a ferry-boat. John Dryden, Pers. Sat. iv.Levity pushes us on from one vain desire to another, in a regular vicissitude and succession of cravings and satiety. Roger L'Estrange.
He is actually under the power of a temptation, and the sway of an impetuous lust; both hurrying him to satisfy the cravings of it, by some wicked action. Robert South, Sermons.
Our good old friend,
Lay comforts to your bosom; and bestow
Your needful counsel to our businesses,
Which crave the instant use. William Shakespeare, King Lear.The antecedent concomitants and effects of such a constitution, are acids, taken in too great quantities; four eructations, and a craving appetite, especially of terrestrial and absorbent substances. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Once one may crave for love,
But more would prove
This heart too little, that too great. John Suckling.
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crave
To crave means to have an intense, strong desire or yearning for something. The desire could be for something tangible like a particular type of food, or intangible like love, attention or success. Cravings can be occasional or persistent, and can range from mild to overwhelming.
Webster Dictionary
Craveverb
to ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore
Craveverb
to call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food
Craveverb
to desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite
Wikidata
Crave
Crave is the second album from the band Cyclefly, released on 8 April 2002. The album, originally called Tales from the Fish Bowl, had a vote by fans to decide the album art.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Crave
krāv, v.t. to beg earnestly: to beseech: to demand or require: to long for.—ns. Crav′er, one who craves: a beggar; Crav′ing, desire: longing. [A.S. crafian, to crave; Ice. krefja.]
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CRAVE
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crave in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of crave in a Sentence
We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge.
When We Crave,we become a Slave!
We want intimacy with others. In fact, we might crave it. But since we’ve never fully experienced bonds of trust, we don’t allow intimacy into our lives. So we keep it at bay.
The way it used to be, it's meaningful for us Santas, too. I mean, we’re human beings. We crave that interaction, but for now we do what we can.
Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation):
Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.
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- يريد بشدةArabic
- жадувам, копнеяBulgarian
- ansiarCatalan, Valencian
- sehnenGerman
- deziregiEsperanto
- implorar, pedir, anhelar, ansiarSpanish
- طعنه زدنPersian
- himoitaFinnish
- demander, souhaiter, désirerFrench
- vágyódik, vágyik, sóvárogHungarian
- mendambakanIndonesian
- desiderare, bramareItalian
- 懇願, 切望Japanese
- dēsīderōLatin
- warawaraMāori
- een sterk verlangen hebbenDutch
- ansiarPortuguese
- aștepta cu nerăbdareRomanian
- жаждатьRussian
- žudjetiSerbo-Croatian
- sukta efterSwedish
- can atmak, çok istemekTurkish
- 渴望Chinese
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