crave

verb · nounA2

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verb

V_es/s

craves

V_ing/Gerund

craving

V_ed/pp

craved

1.
(ambitransitive)To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
to crave for peace
to crave after wealth
to crave drugs
2.
(archaic, literary, transitive)(transitive, archaic or literary) 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.
3.
(obsolete, transitive)To call for; to require as a course of action.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

craves

1.
(Scots law) A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon), from *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (to demand). Cognate with kræve, kräva, krefja, kreve.