crave

n. ஏக்கம், ஆர்வ விருப்பம், (வி.) ஆர்வத்துடன் இர, பிச்சையெடு, கெஞ்சிக் கேள், தேவைப்படு, அவாவு, மிக விரும்பு.

Synonyms

intreat implore beg ask beseech supplicate cry

Antonyms

demand insist require seize

Crave (krv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (kr; p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] Etym: [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. kr, Dan. kr.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. I crave your honor's pardon. Shak. Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Mark xv. 43. 2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. Edmund Gurney. Syn. -- To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure. Crave, v. i. Defn: To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. Suckling.

crave - Similar Words

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