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crave

[kreyv]

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verb (used with object)

to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly: to crave sweets; to crave affection.

to require; need: a problem craving prompt attention.

to ask earnestly for (something); beg for.

to ask (a person) earnestly for something or to do something.

verb (used without object)

to beg or plead (usually followed by for).

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English craven, Old English crafian; akin to Old Norse krefja to demand, lay claim to

Related forms

crav·er, noun

Synonyms
1. yearn for, hunger for.

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Consumers crave two things: familiarity and novelty.

If you eat rice cakes all day you will not be happy, especially if it's not rice cakes that you crave.

It also lends a strong explanation to why people crave respect and want to be around those that have it already.

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Consumers crave two things: familiarity and novelty.

If you eat rice cakes all day you will not be happy, especially if it's not rice cakes that you crave.

It also lends a strong explanation to why people crave respect and want to be around those that have it already.

The terrain you crave may be rugged, but your body layer can still be feminine.

First, learn the difference between nutritious food and the foods you crave.

We have to put things through our minds to make sense of them, and our minds crave pattern and order.

Get our easy master recipes and make all the holiday cookies you crave more.

We'll crave ice-cold water and wave our hands frantically in front of our face.

Because you tend to crave new things and excitement, you may put yourself in risky situations.

Those who crave attention or formal recognition should consider another line of work.

After the wrenching economic crisis of the past year, people crave stability and predictability-in short, normalcy.

Do eliminate odors with a box of baking soda or if you crave a scent, make some home-made potpourri.

Plus, we're evolutionarily programmed to crave the stuff.

They start out by reviewing why humans crave sweet and fatty foods.

If you crave luxury and fine-tuning, you might have once thought that desktop speakers weren't for you.

If you crave a suntan without exposure to the sun, you can use a self-tanning product that gives the skin a golden glow.

There are people who seem content with their salaries, who crave no special deals and believe the system is pretty reliable.

In the world of writing, many people crave hard-edged, unbendable advice.

And sushi lovers crave bluefin for the tastiness of their flesh served as sashimi.

Most highly gifted children crave stimulation more than anything.

But for those who crave greater realism in their video games, this could be a good way to feel the pain without the bruises.

Some firefighters so crave the thrill of the job that they dread retirement.

There are lots of other places you could find the kind of intellectual stimulation you crave.

It's human nature to crave more goods/leisure in exchange for less work.

If you really crave computing power, limited memory is offset by free online storage services.

I'd last about a week and crave my home and all its comforts.

But if sports fans are thrilled by uncertainty, those who run sporting businesses crave precisely the opposite.

Giant pandas possess the charisma that politicians and movie stars dream of-and people crave a glimpse.

It is good to crave out your own little culture and share with your new neighbours.

Employees crave a sense of purpose, and the boss who can supply it will get the best out of them.

Men excel at and crave pointless competion and artificial challenges.

Computing technologies enabled us to crave for feats and deeds never imagined in theological and religious books ever before.

Austrians are good at qualitative forecasts, but lack the specificity that people crave.

People often crave for democracy without being prepared for it.

Social iciness feels so cold to those on the receiving end that they will crave a hot drink, a new study has found.

The thing they crave primarily is the satisfaction of seeing the criminal actually before them suffer as he made them suffer.

Symptoms include excessive sleepiness, low energy, and a tendency to crave sweets and starchy foods.

Scientists seem to agree that the state of television science coverage is abysmal, and they crave something better.

Like its neighborhood, it is for people who crave the jostle of too many bodies in too limited a space.

If what you really crave is intimacy and you try to have a no strings attached affair, things may bery well turn ugly fast.

These chronic worriers crave a sense of control they.

Whether you crave chocolate and nuts or tangy lemon, you have many options here, from fruit-filled bars and buttery blondies.

Montague's data confirmed the obvious: our brains crave reward.

They think they crave intimacy but they indulge the lesser demands of distance: the word.

Other research is looking at bacteria that already live in ocean conditions but don't naturally crave crude.

The sushi bar at the back of the cozy restaurant often fills with locals who crave pristine sushi without any gimmicks.

Appreciation is something offensive linemen secretly crave but rarely receive.

Candidates crave some measure of control over the job search.

In fact our brains naturally crave such stimuli and the sort of high that ensues.

Researchers say that mother rats on a high-fat diet may be priming their offspring to metabolize and crave the same fatty foods.

Effective communication isn't the only soft skill employers crave.

Entertainment, in whatever form, is the real red meat that gamers crave.

But it turns out that not all celebrities crave that kind of familiarity.

He also must know that they crave illusions, and he must deliver a vision that exploits this need.

These reminders-a rolled-up dollar bill, the smell of cigarette smoke-make users crave their drug of choice.

While many of us crave huge amounts of recognition, the lure is not merely fame or a place in history.

But if you crave the boom-boom-pow of so many sweet flavors piled onto one another, it's a summertime hit.

All are quirky oddballs who crave inclusion in worlds not made for them.

Although the crave for a fresh regime is palpable, a few grand and unalienable touchstones should be endorsed.

What both girls crave is the stabilizing force of a caring and responsible.

And they crave a personal touch that a disembodied voice in a call center cannot provide.

They may crave the camaraderie and structure that the office worker takes for granted.

Investors will always crave higher returns and more certainty.

Rich entrepreneurs crave for even more wealth than their remote neighbours down the social ladder.

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World English Dictionary

crave (kreɪv)

—vb (when intr, foll by for or after)
1.	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]

'craver

—n

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Word Origin & History

crave

O.E. crafian "demand by right," from N.Gmc. *krabojan, perhaps related to craft. Current sense "to long for" is c.1400, probably through intermediate meaning "to ask very earnestly" (c.1300).

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