Crave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

plead or ask for earnestly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈeɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈeɪv/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈeɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hunger thirst lust starve

Word Forms

craving	noun	an intense desire for some particular thing
hunger	noun	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
thirst	noun	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
lust	noun	a strong sexual desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sich sehnen

ein Verlangen, einen Appetit oder ein großes Verlangen danach haben

🇫🇷French

avoir très envie de

avez une envie, un appétit ou un grand désir de

🇪🇸Spanish

pedir

tener antojo, apetito o gran deseo de

🇮🇹Italian

bramare

avere una brama, un appetito o un grande desiderio per

🇳🇱Dutch

snakken naar

een hunkering, eetlust of een groot verlangen naar hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

desejar

tem desejo, apetite ou grande desejo por

🇷🇺Russian

жаждать

иметь тягу, аппетит или сильное желание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरसना

लालसा, भूख, या बहुत इच्छा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কামনা

একটি ক্ষুধা, ক্ষুধা, বা মহান ইচ্ছা আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏங்குகிறது

ஒரு ஏக்கம், பசி, அல்லது பெரும் ஆசை

🇮🇳Telugu

తృష్ణ

కోరిక, ఆకలి లేదా గొప్ప కోరిక కలిగి ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लालसा

तृष्णा, भूक किंवा खूप इच्छा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝંખવું

તૃષ્ણા, ભૂખ અથવા મહાન ઇચ્છા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಂಬಲಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಕಡುಬಯಕೆ, ಹಸಿವು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಆಸೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊതിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു ആസക്തി, വിശപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലിയ ആഗ്രഹം എന്നിവ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਲਸਾ

ਦੀ ਲਾਲਸਾ, ਭੁੱਖ, ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਇੱਛਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خواہش

کی خواہش، بھوک، یا بڑی خواہش ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渴望

有渴望、食欲或强烈的愿望

🇯🇵Japanese

渇望する

～に対する渇望、食欲、または大きな欲求がある

🇰🇷Korean

갈망하다

갈망, 식욕 또는 큰 욕구가 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khao khát

có cảm giác thèm ăn, thèm ăn hoặc khao khát mãnh liệt về

🇹🇭Thai

กระหาย

มีความอยาก ความอยากอาหาร หรือมีความปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendambakan

memiliki keinginan, nafsu makan, atau hasrat yang besar terhadapnya

🇵🇭Filipino

manabik nang labis

magkaroon ng pananabik, gana, o malaking pagnanais para sa

🇲🇾Malay

mengidam

mempunyai keinginan, selera makan, atau keinginan yang besar untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نتلهف

لديك شغف أو شهية أو رغبة كبيرة في ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

هوس کردن

ولع، اشتها یا میل شدید به آن دارید

🇹🇷Turkish

arzulamak

için bir özlem, iştah veya büyük bir arzuya sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתוֹקֵק

יש תשוקה, תיאבון או תשוקה גדולה

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The primary meaning of 'crave' is 'have a craving, appetite, or great desire for'.

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In which domain is the word 'crave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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