crave

Etymology

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-Germanic *krabōną (“to shrink, contract, be stiff, be firm”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook, strength, force”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to crave, ask, demand, require”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”), Swedish kräva (“to demand, require”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Icelandic krafa (“a demand, requirement”). Related to craft, grape.

Pronunciation

• enPR: krāv, IPA^(key): /kɹeɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

   I know I should diet more, but every afternoon I crave a soda so I have one.

   • Edmund Gurney

     His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.

2. (transitive) To ask for earnestly.

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

   • Shakespeare

     I crave your honour's pardon.

   • Bible, Mark xv. 43

     Joseph […] went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Noun

crave (plural craves)

1. (law, Scotland) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

Anagrams

• Caver, carve, caver, varec

Verb

crave

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