crave

«crave» in Mova's school dictionary: to want it very strongly, so that it is hard to think… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (crave, craves, craved, craving)

meaning for a pupil

1) To crave something is to want it very strongly, so that it is hard to think about anything else. tree →

2) (old, formal) To crave something is to ask for it humbly: «I crave your pardon». tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, people may crave sugar or salty food; a craving is a strong wish. In stories, a lonely character craves friendship, a proud one craves attention. In old stories and the Bible, a person «craves» a favour from a king.

examples

• After the long walk, I craved a cold drink. tree →
• Toad craved excitement and fast cars. tree →
• Babies crave attention and comfort. tree →
• «I crave your pardon, my lord.» tree →
• She craved a quiet moment alone. tree →
• Some people crave chocolate when they are tired. tree →
• At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: a craving. Stronger than «want» or «would like».

In the corpora

• So they did eat, and were well filled; and He gave them that which they craved.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crave» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.