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crave

/kreɪv/

Translations

craveverb

craved

Past Simple

craved

Past Participle

craving

Gerund

/kreɪv/

supplierSoutenu; exprime une demande pressante ou une supplication.

He craved forgiveness from his friend after the argument.

Il a supplié son ami de lui pardonner après leur dispute.

désirer ardemment

She craved chocolate so much that she went to the store at midnight to buy some.

Elle désirait ardemment du chocolat au point d'aller au magasin à minuit pour en acheter.

Additional translations

solliciterEmploi soutenu, juridique ou vieilli; demande formelle.

Synonyms

itch for

long for

yearn for

thirst for

hunger for

Antonyms

craveverb

To have an intense desire for something.

She craved chocolate so much that she went to the store at midnight to buy some.

To beg or plead for something earnestly.

He craved forgiveness from his friend after the argument.

To request or demand formally or with authority (often in legal or archaic usage).

The petitioners crave the court’s indulgence in this matter.