crave
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crave
- /kɹeɪv/
Rhymes with -eɪv
Where it comes from
From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).
verb craves · craving · craved
- To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for. to crave for peace
- To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority. I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
- To call for; to require as a course of action. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking
noun craves
- A formal application to a court to make a particular order.
