Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crave

/kɹeɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
crave
IPA
/kɹeɪv/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

verb

To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.

Archaic; Literary; Transitive verb

verb

To call for; to require as a course of action.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

A formal application to a court to make a particular order.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

craves (present, singular) craving (participle, present) craved (participle, past) craved (past) craves (plural)

Derived Forms

becrave craveable craver craving cravingly cravingness uncraving

Synonyms

hunger thirst starve lust

Rhymes With

gave save they've wave dave brave slave grave cave behave shave rave

Questions

How do you pronounce crave?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹeɪv/.
What does crave mean?
To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
Where does crave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce crave

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