crave

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To have a very strong desire for something.

   I was craving a bacon cheeseburger after our night out.

2. 2
   verb

   To ask for something earnestly, especially from someone in authority.

   I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter to the end.

From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian (“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn, from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną (“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve (“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva (“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja (“to demand”), Norwegian kreve (“to demand”).

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