crave
/kreɪv/verb
उच्चारण क्रेव
तीव्र इच्छा करना, लालायित होना, तरसना
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to have a very strong desire for something
तीव्र इच्छा करना, लालायित होना, तरसना
- Children crave attention.
- She craved for sweets.
- I crave a cup of hot tea on a rainy morning.
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- After the long fast, he craved rice and curry.
- Teenagers often crave the approval of their friends.
- She craved to travel the world, but money was short.
Synonyms long for yearn for desire hunger for hanker after
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AaSpelling
Crave, with silent e; the noun craving ('a craving for chocolate').
Crave, silent e के साथ; noun craving ('a craving for chocolate')।
?Which word?
Keep the desire words together: crave (very strong desire), long for and yearn for (want something you may not get), hanker after (want, often something you should not have), covet (want what belongs to others).
इच्छा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crave (बहुत तीव्र इच्छा), long for और yearn for (जो शायद न मिले उसकी चाह), hanker after (प्रायः जो नहीं होना चाहिए उसकी चाह), covet (दूसरों की चीज़ की चाह)।
§Grammar and usage
Crave sth or crave for sth.
दोनों रूप सही हैं: 'crave sth' और 'crave for sth', दोनों का मतलब है किसी चीज़ की तीव्र इच्छा करना, जैसे crave sweets या crave for sweets।