English Explanatory Dictionary

crave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
  2. To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
  3. To call for; to require as a course of action.
noun
  1. A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

Pronunciation

krāv /kɹeɪv/ en-us-crave.ogg

Word forms

crave craves craving craved

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

becrave craveable craver craving cravingly cravingness uncraving
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