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Dictionary: crave   (krāv) pronunciation

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.

[Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, to beg.]

craver crav'er n.
cravingly crav'ing·ly adv.

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verb

  1. To have a greedy, obsessive desire: hunger, itch, lust, thirst. See desire.
  2. To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate. Archaic conjure. See ask/answer.

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v

Definition: desire intensely
Antonyms: abjure, dislike, hate, not want, reject, spurn


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To want or desire very much.

pronunciation Opera is as it is because we fundamentally crave romance. We want plumes and velvet somewhere in our lives. — Mary Fitch Watkins.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tørste efter, have trang til, bede om
v. intr. - længes efter, trygle om

Nederlands (Dutch)
hunkeren naar, smeken om

Français (French)
v. tr. - désirer ardemment, demander pardon à qn (littér), implorer (sout), réclamer (qch)
v. intr. - désirer ardemment qch, réclamer qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - erbitten, (dringend) benötigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλιπαρώ, λαχταρώ, λιμπίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
bramare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - implorar, ansiar

Русский (Russian)
умолять, жаждать, нуждаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ansiar, anhelar, implorar, suplicar
v. intr. - ansiar, anhelar, implorar, suplicar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - be om, kräva

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
渴望获得, 恳求, 请求, 迫切需要, 渴望

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 渴望獲得, 懇求, 請求, 迫切需要
v. intr. - 渴望, 懇求, 請求

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 열망하다, 요구하다
v. intr. - 간절히 원하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切望する, 懇願する, 渇望する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اشتهى, اشتاق, تلهف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השתוקק ל-, התחנן‬
v. intr. - ‮השתוקק ל-, התחנן‬


 
 
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