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crave

crave [ krayv ] (past and past participle craved, present participle crav·ing, 3rd person present singular craves)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb desire: to have a strong desire for something

2. transitive verb beg for something: to beg somebody to do or give something ( archaic )

[ Old English crafian "to demand" < Germanic]

crav·er noun
crav·ing·ly adverb

Word Key: Synonyms

See want.

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