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Vinony

crave

verb

  1. want a lot
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɹeɪv/

noun

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”).

  1. A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

verb

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”).

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

    “to crave for peace”

    “to crave after wealth”

  2. To 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.”

  3. To call for; to require as a course of action.

    “It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking”