crave

[Crave]

To crave something is to have a great desire for it, as one might crave love, fame, or French fries.

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To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.

Verb
plead or ask for earnestly

Verb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for


v. t.
To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.

v. t.
To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.

v. i.
To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.


Crave

Crave (kr?v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (krvd); p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. krfva, Dan. krve.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
I crave your honor's pardon.
Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
Syn. -- To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure.

Crave

Crave, v. i. To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
Once one may crave for love.

To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.

To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.

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Usage Examples

Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished.

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.

I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.

I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.

I just don't crave junk food.

I can celebrate food anytime. I love cheese. When I crave a certain food, I just eat it.

Actually, if I don't eat healthy food I don't feel good. For me, I crave healthy food.

If you're working out and taking care of your body, you don't really want the greasy food that makes you feel tired or blah. You actually crave the good stuff!

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Other Usage Examples

Human beings crave freedom at their core.

I love coming home to Melbourne. The first thing I do is have a coffee. It's just so much better here than anywhere else. It's better than in Italy and I travel a lot. I crave it.

Basically I was a rebel growing up. I got kicked out of six schools. But I don't think that it makes you less of an intellect. You know, if you ever crave knowledge, there's always a library.

I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.

Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.

It's like this - because I travel so much, I crave certain foods or certain things, like from certain places that I've been.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

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