Crave
verb
To have a strong desire for something.
I always crave chocolate when I'm working late.
Often appears as...
- crave for attention
- crave for approval
verb
To request urgently or earnestly.
They craved his forgiveness.
Often appears as...
- crave indulgence
- crave pardon
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
verb
To ask for earnestly.
She craved the court's justice.
Often appears as...
- crave patience
- crave sympathy
Usage tips
Neutral
Legal
verb
To have a strong desire for something.
I always crave chocolate when I'm working late.
Often appears as...
- crave for attention
- crave for approval
verb
To request urgently or earnestly.
They craved his forgiveness.
Often appears as...
- crave indulgence
- crave pardon
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
verb
To ask for earnestly.
She craved the court's justice.
Often appears as...
- crave patience
- crave sympathy
Usage tips
Neutral
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates a powerful, often irresistible desire, stronger than just 'liking' something.
I'm on a diet, but I crave ice cream so much!
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Need
Craving something doesn't always mean you need it, but rather intensely want it.
Although I had enough shoes, I craved that new pair.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
Often used to express desires for food, experiences, or emotional fulfillment.
Since moving, I've craved the thrill of city life.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates a powerful, often irresistible desire, stronger than just 'liking' something.
I'm on a diet, but I crave ice cream so much!
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Need
Craving something doesn't always mean you need it, but rather intensely want it.
Although I had enough shoes, I craved that new pair.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
Often used to express desires for food, experiences, or emotional fulfillment.
Since moving, I've craved the thrill of city life.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Indicates a powerful, often irresistible desire, stronger than just 'liking' something.
I'm on a diet, but I crave ice cream so much!
Pro Tip 2/3Not Actual Need
Craving something doesn't always mean you need it, but rather intensely want it.
Although I had enough shoes, I craved that new pair.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Contexts
Often used to express desires for food, experiences, or emotional fulfillment.
Since moving, I've craved the thrill of city life.
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A simple way to break a...
from moment to moment. This willingness to turn toward our experience rather than trying to make unpleasant cravings go away as quickly as possible. And this willingness to turn toward our experience is supported by curiosity, which is naturally rewarding. What does curiosity feel like? It feels good.
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Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
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How stress affects your...
It tells your body to replenish your energy stores with energy dense foods and carbs, causing you to crave comfort foods. High levels of cortisol can also cause you to put on those extra calories as visceral or deep belly fat. This type of fat doesn't just make it harder to button your pants.
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How to make stress your...
It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family. It enhances your empathy. It even makes you more willing to help and support the people you care about.
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The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
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How sugar affects the...
it's also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more?
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The incredible...
I also think we'll shift from craving obedience from our things to valuing autonomy. Thanks to our augmented capabilities, our world is going to change dramatically. We're going to have a world with more variety, more connectedness, more dynamism, more complexity,
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If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank? For ages, people have craved for answers to these questions, and what unbelievably gratifying way
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Surviving Prison in...
I was getting the cold sweats because my body was still craving ice. Got this guy, at the same point, shouting. And you know, he's having some sort of nightmare. That was the most depressed and helpless
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How does our gut talk to...
the surgery she said she couldn't even stand the sight or smell of sunny-side up eggs but after the surgery not only she could eat those eggs she actually had a craving for runny yolk eggs how is
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
from moment to moment. This willingness to turn toward our experience rather than trying to make unpleasant cravings go away as quickly as possible. And this willingness to turn toward our experience is supported by curiosity, which is naturally rewarding. What does curiosity feel like? It feels good.
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
Video examples
How stress affects your...
It tells your body to replenish your energy stores with energy dense foods and carbs, causing you to crave comfort foods. High levels of cortisol can also cause you to put on those extra calories as visceral or deep belly fat. This type of fat doesn't just make it harder to button your pants.
Video examples
How to make stress your...
It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family. It enhances your empathy. It even makes you more willing to help and support the people you care about.
Video examples
The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
it's also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more?
Video examples
The incredible...
I also think we'll shift from craving obedience from our things to valuing autonomy. Thanks to our augmented capabilities, our world is going to change dramatically. We're going to have a world with more variety, more connectedness, more dynamism, more complexity,
Video examples
If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank? For ages, people have craved for answers to these questions, and what unbelievably gratifying way
Video examples
Surviving Prison in...
I was getting the cold sweats because my body was still craving ice. Got this guy, at the same point, shouting. And you know, he's having some sort of nightmare. That was the most depressed and helpless
Video examples
How does our gut talk to...
the surgery she said she couldn't even stand the sight or smell of sunny-side up eggs but after the surgery not only she could eat those eggs she actually had a craving for runny yolk eggs how is
Example 1 of 10
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Gail Simmons
Canadian Entertainer
I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.
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John Legend
American Musician
I'm craving more soul, I'm craving more truth, I'm craving more socially - just people that are aware of what's going on in the world.
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Hesketh Pearson
English Actor
There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.
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Daniel Cameron
Joe Biden is a backwards thinker in a world craving forward-looking leadership.
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Gilbert Parker
Canadian Politician
But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave.
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William James
American Philosopher
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Sidharth Malhotra
Indian Actor
The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.
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Terry McMillan
American Author
Every human being I know craves love and affection.
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Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
My job gives me the attention I'd otherwise crave.
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Gail Simmons
Canadian Entertainer
I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.
Quote examples
John Legend
American Musician
I'm craving more soul, I'm craving more truth, I'm craving more socially - just people that are aware of what's going on in the world.
Quote examples
Hesketh Pearson
English Actor
There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.
Quote examples
Daniel Cameron
Joe Biden is a backwards thinker in a world craving forward-looking leadership.
Quote examples
Gilbert Parker
Canadian Politician
But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave.
Quote examples
William James
American Philosopher
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Quote examples
Sidharth Malhotra
Indian Actor
The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.
Quote examples
Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave.
Quote examples
Terry McMillan
American Author
Every human being I know craves love and affection.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
My job gives me the attention I'd otherwise crave.
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