crave

English

Etymology

Old English crafian, indicating Proto-Germanic *krabōnan (compare related Old Norse krefja (“to demand”) > Danish kræve, Norwegian kreve (“to demand”), Swedish krav (“requirement”)).

Pronunciation

• enPR: krāv, IPA: /kreɪv/, SAMPA: /kreIv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

crave (third-person singular simple present craves, present participle craving, simple past and past participle craved)

1. (transitive) 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.

2. (transitive) Ask earnestly.

   I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.

Translations

to want strongly

Bulgarian: жадувам (bg), копнея (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 渴望 (cmn) (kěwàng), 熱望 (cmn), 热望 (cmn) (rèwàng) Crimean Tatar: tamşanmaq Croatian: žudjeti (hr) Dutch: een sterk verlangen hebben (nl) Esperanto: deziregi (eo) Finnish: haluta kovasti, himoita French: souhaiter (fr), désirer (fr)

German: sich sehnen (de) Hungarian: vágyik (hu), vágyódik (hu), sóvárog (hu) Italian: desiderare (it) Japanese: 懇願する (ja), 切望する (ja) Latin: dēsīderō (la) Russian: жаждать (ru) (žaždát’) Spanish: anhelar (es), ansiar (es) Swedish: please add this translation if you can

Derived terms

• craving

Anagrams

• carve
• caver

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Portuguese

Verb

crave

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb cravar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb cravar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb cravar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb cravar.