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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