Meaning of "crave" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRAVE

Old English crafian; related to Old Norse krefja to demand, krǣfr strong.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRAVE

crave  [kreɪv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAVE

Crave is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crave in English.

WHAT DOES CRAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crave in the English dictionary

The first definition of crave in the dictionary is when intr, foll by for or after to desire intensely; long. Other definition of crave is to need greatly or urgently. Crave is also to beg or plead for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRAVE

PRESENT

Present

I crave

you crave

he/she/it craves

we crave

you crave

they crave

Present continuous

I am craving

you are craving

he/she/it is craving

we are craving

you are craving

they are craving

Present perfect

I have craved

you have craved

he/she/it has craved

we have craved

you have craved

they have craved

Present perfect continuous

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

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I craved

you craved

he/she/it craved

we craved

you craved

they craved

Past continuous

I was craving

you were craving

he/she/it was craving

we were craving

you were craving

they were craving

Past perfect

I had craved

you had craved

he/she/it had craved

we had craved

you had craved

they had craved

Past perfect continuous

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

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crave

you will crave

he/she/it will crave

we will crave

you will crave

they will crave

Future continuous

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

Future perfect

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 perfect continuous

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

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crave

you would crave

he/she/it would crave

we would crave

you would crave

they would crave

Conditional continuous

I would be craving

you would be craving

he/she/it would be craving

we would be craving

you would be craving

they would be craving

Conditional perfect

I would have crave

you would have crave

he/she/it would have crave

we would have crave

you would have crave

they would have crave

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been craving

you would have been craving

he/she/it would have been craving

we would have been craving

you would have been craving

they would have been craving

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crave
we let´s crave
you crave

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crave

Past participle

craved

Present Participle

craving

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRAVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crave» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crave

ask for · beg · beseech · covet · desire · entreat · fancy · implore · need · petition · require · seek · solicit · supplicate · want

TRANSLATION OF CRAVE

Find out the translation of crave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crave» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 渴望得到
• Translator English - Spanish: suspirar por
• English: crave
• Translator English - Hindi: लालसा
• Translator English - Arabic: نتلهف
• Translator English - Russian: жаждут
• Translator English - Portuguese: desejar
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রার্থনা করা
• Translator English - French: avoir besoin de
• Translator English - Malay: Mengidam
• Translator English - German: sich sehnen nach
• Translator English - Japanese: 切望する
• Translator English - Korean: 갈망하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Crave
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xin
• Translator English - Tamil: தள்ளும்
• Translator English - Marathi: हाव असणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yalvarmak
• Translator English - Italian: avere una smania di
• Translator English - Polish: pragnąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: жадають
• Translator English - Romanian: aștepta cu nerăbdare
• Translator English - Greek: ποθούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: koester
• Translator English - Swedish: längta
• Translator English - Norwegian: begjærer

10 QUOTES WITH «CRAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crave.

1

Isabel Allende

I have not changed; I am still the same girl I was fifty years ago and the same young woman I was in the seventies. I still lust for life, I am still ferociously independent, I still crave justice, and I fall madly in love easily.

2

Sherry Argov

Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

3

Dan Auerbach

I'm certainly not your typical front-man material. Some people love being on stage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking on stage.

4

Roseanne Barr

I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling of hope it gives me to think that today will be different from yesterday, that I will find an interesting comment or poke or video, and on the extremely rare occasion when that happens, I am just thrilled.

5

Kristin Cavallari

Actually, if I don't eat healthy food I don't feel good. For me, I crave healthy food.

6

Duane Chapman

Born on a mountain, raised in a cave. Arresting fugitives is all I crave.

7

Emmanuelle Chriqui

I can celebrate food anytime. I love cheese. When I crave a certain food, I just eat it.

8

Eddie Cibrian

I crave attention and adventure.

9

Sophie Kennedy Clark

I can sing, but it isn't something I crave to do professionally.

10

Ellar Coltrane

I've struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it's not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments, and I think a lot of people of my generation feel that way. We're so inundated with hyper-drama that people crave everyday life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAVE»

Discover the use of crave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food

Too often, women overlook the spiritual component to their physical struggle with healthy eating. Made to Crave taps into the desires God gave you to consume food without letting food consuming you!

Lysa TerKeurst, 2010

Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop

Through the stories of some of these patients--men and women, young and old--and with the guidance of Bulik, readers will develop a variety of strategies to use in conquering their cravings and establishing healthy eating habits.

Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D., 2010

Crave

Shay has had a rare blood disorder since she was born.

Melinda Metz, Laura J. Burns, 2010

Crave

Although Savannah has been warned by her family to stay away from any members of the Clann, and Tristan has been forbidden to speak to Savannah, they both feel an irresistible mutual attraction to each other.

Melissa Darnell, 2011

Crave

The daughter of two dysfunctional parents, twenty-nine-year-old Michael Hughes feels that her biological clock is ticking and embarks on a desperate search to find the man of her dreams. Reader's Guide included. Original.

Darnella Ford, 2004

Crave

Set in an unnamed city from which voices and images spring, Crave charts the disintegration of a human mind under the pressures of love, loss and desire.

Sarah Kane, 1998

Made to Crave Devotional: 60 Days to Craving God, Not Food

Based on the New York Times bestseller, Made to Crave, this companion book expands on the original, providing 60 new inspirational entries to encourage you in your weight-loss journey.

Lysa TerKeurst, 2012

Crave: A Novel of the Fallen Angels

Seven deadly sins.

J.R. Ward, 2010

Crave

With a rogue vampire on the loose who is not only killing humans, but also their kind, vampire Dierdre Griffin, preparing to turn her lover into an immortal creature, feels fear for the first time when someone she cannot possibly defend ...

Karen E. Taylor, 2011

Crave

When a woman is ripe for the picking .

Cathy Yardley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crave is used in the context of the following news items.

Coffee Crave hits GP's east end

Robin Lux has transformed her former Esquires location on 92 Street into the Coffee Crave Cafe. Jocelyn Turner/Daily Herald-Tribune ... «Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Jul 15»

Utahns cash in on crave for refurbished furniture

SALT LAKE CITY — It's on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. It's on blogs, Etsy and KSL.com. Refurbished furniture — for which do-it-yourself ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»

What UK workers crave most in an office is natural light reveals survey

These are the things UK workers value most in the office Skype's fake grass and industrial-look office in Palo Alto? Meh (Picture: Matthew ... «Metro, Jul 15»

JHU and UMD crave more (processing) power

Jaime Combariza, a Johns Hopkins computational chemist, is director of the Maryland Advanced Research Computing Center. (Will Kirk ... «Maryland Daily Record, Jul 15»

Crave Hosts 'Pacific Rim' Midnight Screening on July 10th

That's right, Crave's B-Movies Podcast is presenting our very own 2K screening of Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim at the historic Nuart Theatre, ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»

Russia's young and poor crave war with the West

It all began with a little black and orange military ribbon, revived as a symbol of remembrance and pride in the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany ... «The Times, Jul 15»

What the Russians Crave: Cheese

RIGHT across from Gate 21 in Heathrow's Terminal 4 — the gate from which Aeroflot's London-Moscow flight most often departs — sits the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

'Playing international cricket again, that's what I crave'

Your departure from South African cricket was only made public earlier this week. Six days later, you've debuted for Netherlands. How did the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/4/15: Chicago Inno, Philippe Weiss …

Plus, an in studio appearance by Kim and Scott Holstein, the co-owners of the Crave Bar, which combines ice cream, chocolate, pretzel and ... «WGN Radio, Jul 15»

Human Resource Development junior ministers crave for work

Under the shadow of high profile Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani, her two junior ministers are craving for work. Even as ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»