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crave

 (krāv)
v. craved, crav·ing, craves
v.tr.
1. To have an intense desire for. See Synonyms at desire.
2. To beg earnestly for: Your Honor, I crave the court's indulgence in this matter.
v.intr.
To have an intense desire for something
[Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, to beg.]
crav′er n.
crav′ing·ly adv.
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crave

(kreɪv)
vb
1. (when: intr, foll by for or after) to desire intensely; long (for)
2. (tr) to need greatly or urgently
3. (tr) to beg or plead for
[Old English crafian; related to Old Norse krefja to demand, krǣfr strong; see craft]
ˈcraver n
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crave

(kreɪv)

v. craved, crav•ing. v.t.
1. to long for; desire eagerly.
2. to require; need: a problem craving your prompt attention.
3. to ask earnestly for.
v.i.
4. to beg or plead (usu. fol. by for).
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English crafian; akin to Old Norse krefja]
crav′er, n.
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crave


Past participle: craved
Gerund: craving

Imperative
crave
crave
Present
I crave
you crave
he/she/it craves
we crave
you crave
they crave
Preterite
I craved
you craved
he/she/it craved
we craved
you craved
they craved
Present Continuous
I am craving
you are craving
he/she/it is craving
we are craving
you are craving
they are craving
Present Perfect
I have craved
you have craved
he/she/it has craved
we have craved
you have craved
they have craved
Past Continuous
I was craving
you were craving
he/she/it was craving
we were craving
you were craving
they were craving
Past Perfect
I had craved
you had craved
he/she/it had craved
we had craved
you had craved
they had craved
Future
I will crave
you will crave
he/she/it will crave
we will crave
you will crave
they will crave
Future Perfect
I will have craved
you will have craved
he/she/it will have craved
we will have craved
you will have craved
they will have craved
Future Continuous
I will be craving
you will be craving
he/she/it will be craving
we will be craving
you will be craving
they will be craving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been craving
you have been craving
he/she/it has been craving
we have been craving
you have been craving
they have been craving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been craving
you will have been craving
he/she/it will have been craving
we will have been craving
you will have been craving
they will have been craving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been craving
you had been craving
he/she/it had been craving
we had been craving
you had been craving
they had been craving
Conditional
I would crave
you would crave
he/she/it would crave
we would crave
you would crave
they would crave
Past Conditional
I would have craved
you would have craved
he/she/it would have craved
we would have craved
you would have craved
they would have craved
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.crave - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
lust, hunger, thirst, starve
desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
2.crave - plead or ask for earnestly
beg, implore, pray - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
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crave

verb
1. long for, yearn for, hanker after, be dying for, want, need, require, desire, fancy (informal), hope for, cry out for (informal), thirst for, pine for, lust after, pant for, sigh for, set your heart on, hunger after, eat your heart out over, would give your eyeteeth for There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
2. (Informal) beg, ask for, seek, petition, pray for, plead for, solicit, implore, beseech, entreat, supplicate If I may crave your lordship's indulgence, I would like to consult my client.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

crave

verb
1. To have a greedy, obsessive desire:
hunger, itch, lust, thirst.
2. To make an earnest or urgent request:
appeal, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate.
Archaic: conjure.
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Translations
يَتوقُ الى، يَرغَبُ رغبة شَديدةَيَلْتَمِـس، يَطْلُبُ مُتَوَسِّلا
toužitžadonit
hige eftertiggetørste efter
žudjeti
sóvárogvágyakozikvágyikvágyódik
beiîast, biîja umòrá, sáròarfnast
desidero
geismas
alktkārotlūgtlūgties
dilemekistemekşiddetle arzulamak

crave

[kreɪv] VT
1. (also crave for) [+ food] → tener antojo de; [+ affection, attention] → reclamar
2. (= beg) [+ pardon] → suplicar; [+ permission] → implorar, rogar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crave

[ˈkreɪv]
vt (= desire) [+ attention] → avoir un grand besoin de; [+ food, drink, cigarette] → avoir envie de, avoir terriblement envie de; [+ comfort, luxury] → être avide de; [+ fresh air] → avoir besoin de
vi
to crave for [+ attention] → avoir un grand besoin de; [+ food, drink, cigarette] → avoir envie de, avoir terriblement envie de; [+ luxury] → être avide de; [+ fresh air] → avoir besoin de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crave

vt (liter: = beg) → erbitten; mercy also → erflehen; (= desire) attention, drink etc → sich sehnen nach; to crave somebody’s pardon (form) → jdn um Verzeihung anflehen; ladies and gentlemen, may I crave your indulgence? (form) → meine Damen und Herren, darf ich um Ihre werte Aufmerksamkeit bitten?; may I crave your indulgence a moment longer? (form) → darf ich Ihre Geduld noch etwas länger in Anspruch nehmen?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crave

[kreɪv]
1. vt
a. (desire) → desiderare disperatamente
b. (frm) (pardon, permission) → implorare
2. vi to crave for = 1 a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crave

(kreiv) verb
1. to beg for.
2. to long for, desire extremely.
ˈcraving noun
a desire or longing. a craving for adventure.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

crave

vt. apetecer; ansiar; desear algo excesivamente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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Take back your money, or give me the blow which I crave. I have sworn a solemn oath that I will receive nothing without receiving chastisement, and if you knew all, you would feel that the punishment is not a tenth part of what I deserve."
Then rising, he answered: "Commander of the Faithful, I crave your pardon humbly, for my persistence in beseeching your Highness to do an action which appears on the face of it to be without any meaning.
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"But, madam, it is needless; from the wharf to the hotel, as you observe, extends an unbroken line of prostrate newspaper men who crave the honour of having you walk upon them."
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I will pick the glove up; but, certes, I shall abide what I have done unless he first crave my pardon for what he hath said and done."
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``If I have offended,'' replied Sir Brian, ``I crave your pardon, that is, I crave the Lady Rowena's pardon, for my humility will carry me no lower.''
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"I will tell you, Master Scarlett Trent," he said, "I will tell you why I crave for wealth.
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But Adam did not crave it, Nor the flight he wouldn't brave it, Singing:--"Air and Water, Earth and Fire, What more can mortal man desire?"(The Apple Tree's in bloom.)
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It was nearly in the heart of the town, yet by night it was as gruesome a place as the most dismal of human moods could crave. The railings about the plats were prostrate, decayed, or altogether gone.
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In less time than it takes to tell it, the worthy Bishop found himself a prisoner, and began to crave mercy from the men he had so lately been ready to sentence.
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" Ago tibi gratias, domine " said the barber; and then looking very steadfastly at Jones, he said, with great gravity, and with a seeming surprize, as if he had recollected a face he had seen before, "Sir, may I crave the favour to know if your name is not Jones?" To which the other answered, "That it was."--" Proh deum atque hominum fidem !" says the barber; "how strangely things come to pass!
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He told the boy all that he knew of his father's past life in the jungle and when he found that the boy had been kept in ignorance of all these things for so many years, and that he had been forbidden visiting the zoological gardens; that he had had to bind and gag his tutor to find an opportunity to come to the music hall and see Ajax, he guessed immediately the nature of the great fear that lay in the hearts of the boy's parents-- that he might crave the jungle as his father had craved it.
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From Theseus Oedipus craves protection in life and burial in Attic soil; the benefits that will accrue shall be told later.
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