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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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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 |
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| crave |
| crave |
| Present |
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| I crave |
| you crave |
| he/she/it craves |
| we crave |
| you crave |
| they crave |
| Preterite |
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| I craved |
| you craved |
| he/she/it craved |
| we craved |
| you craved |
| they craved |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am craving |
| you are craving |
| he/she/it is craving |
| we are craving |
| you are craving |
| they are craving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have craved |
| you have craved |
| he/she/it has craved |
| we have craved |
| you have craved |
| they have craved |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was craving |
| you were craving |
| he/she/it was craving |
| we were craving |
| you were craving |
| they were craving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had craved |
| you had craved |
| he/she/it had craved |
| we had craved |
| you had craved |
| they had craved |
| Future |
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| I will crave |
| you will crave |
| he/she/it will crave |
| we will crave |
| you will crave |
| they will crave |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would crave |
| you would crave |
| he/she/it would crave |
| we would crave |
| you would crave |
| they would crave |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. crave - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
2. crave - plead or ask for earnestly
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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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
crave
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَتوقُ الى، يَرغَبُ رغبة شَديدةَيَلْتَمِـس، يَطْلُبُ مُتَوَسِّلا
toužitžadonit
hige eftertiggetørste efter
žudjeti
sóvárogvágyakozikvágyikvágyódik
beiîast, biîja umòrá, sáròarfnast
desidero
geismas
alktkārotlūgtlūgties
crave
[kreɪv] VTCollins 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
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) verb1. to beg for. bid, smeek يَلْتَمِـس، يَطْلُبُ مُتَوَسِّلا прося implorar žadonit flehen tigge εκλιπαρώ implorar, suplicar anuma تمنا کردن anoa implorer לְהִתחָנֵן याचना करना preklinjati könyörög memohon beiðast, biðja um implorare こん願する 요구하다 maldauti lūgt; lūgties merayu smeken be om błagać o هیله کول، غوښتل implorar a implora молить prosiť prositi moliti be om ร้องขอ dilemek, istemek 懇求 просити, благати التجا كرنا، التماس كرنا nài xin 恳求
2. to long for, desire extremely. hunker, smag, verlang يَتوقُ الى، يَرغَبُ رغبة شَديدةَ жадувам ansiar toužit sich sehnen hige efter; tørste efter ποθώ anhelar, ansiar ihaldama طلب کردن؛ از ته دل خواستن kaivata désirer ardemment לְהִשתוֹקֵק लालसा करना, अभिलाषा करना žudjeti vágyakozik mendambakan þrá, sárþarfnast bramare 切望する 갈망하다 geisti, trokšti kārot; alkt mahukan hunkeren tørste etter, lengte etter, ønske inderlig gorąco pragnąć د زړه له کومی غوښتل ansiar a dori (cu ardoare) страстно желать túžiť hrepeneti žudeti längta efter, åtrå ปรารถนา şiddetle arzulamak 渴望 палко бажати; жадати آرزومند هونا، ملتجى هونا khao khát 渴望
ˈcraving noun a desire or longing. a craving for adventure. hunkering, smagting, verlange رغبةُ مُلحَّة في، تَوق شَديد إلى жажда desejo touha, chuť die Sehnsucht higen efter; tørsten efter σφοδρή επιθυμία anhelo, ansia iha میل شدید kaipaus désir ardent תשוקה प्रबल इच्छा žudnja sóvárgás dambaan, keinginan þrá, löngun voglia, forte desiderio 切望 갈망, 열망 troškimas, geismas kāre; alkas; ilgošanās mendambakan hevig verlangen sterkt ønske, lengsel, trang pragnienie شدید میل desejo sete, dorinţă страстное желание žiadostivý želja, hrepenenje žudnja begär, åtrå, längtan ความปรารถนา şiddetli arzu 渴望 палке бажання, жадання آرزو، خواهش، طلب sự khao khát 渴望
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crave
vt. apetecer; ansiar; desear algo excesivamente.
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