Antonyms for crave


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kreyv
Phonetic Transcription : kreɪv


Definition of crave

Origin :
  • Old English crafian "ask, implore, demand by right," from North Germanic *krabojan (cf. Old Norse krefja "to demand," Danish kræve, Swedish kräva); perhaps related to craft in its base sense of "power." Current sense "to long for" is c.1400, probably through intermediate meaning "to ask very earnestly" (c.1300). Related: Craved; craving.
  • verb desire intensely
  • verb beg
Example sentences :
  • "I crave pardon," interrupted Aspasia, with haughty impatience.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And oh, sir,” added Stephen, “may we crave a drop of water for our dog?
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Humanity hungers for international peace, and we crave it with all mankind.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I crave for the balm of Nature, the anodyne of solitude, the breath of Mother Earth.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • The boon I crave is that you will place it in my hands and let me die still grasping it.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • And is that the only boon you crave at my hands, Mr. Kirkwood?
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I told him that I had come to crave his granddaughter's hand, on which he turned to me and asked, "which hand?"
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I hadn't noticed it, but I don't believe I do crave drink as keenly.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • We are careless of form and type, yet we crave the emotional stimulus.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • "I crave your pardon, sir," stammered the fellow, with puzzled eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

Synonyms for crave

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