/kɹeɪv/
OriginFrom 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”).
- ambitransitiveTo desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
“to crave for peace”
“to crave after wealth”
“to crave drugs”
- archaic, literary, transitiveTo ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
“I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.”
“My deeds upon my head! I crave the law,
The penalty and forfeit of my bond.”
“I crave your honour's pardon.”
- obsolete, transitiveTo call for; to require as a course of action.
“It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking”
- A formal application to a court to make a particular order.
Formscraves(present, singular, third-person) · craving(participle, present) · craved(participle, past) · craved(past) · craves(plural)