craved Definition

crave
verb craved, craving

1. To long for it; to desire it overwhelmingly.

Thesaurus: need, desire, want, hanker, covet, lust for, demand.
Form: crave for something (often)
Form: crave after something
2. old use, formal
To ask for politely; to beg.
Thesaurus: beg, plead, ask, entreat, implore.

Derivative: craving
noun

A longing or overwhelming desire
Thesaurus: desire, yearning, urge, longing, appetite, hunger, hankering, lust, thirst, yen; Antonym: dislike, distaste.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon crafian.