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cravest

cravest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of crave.

Meaning of crave

Verb

crave (third-person singular simple present craves, present participle craving, simple past and past participle craved)

  1. (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
    • to crave for peace
  2. (archaic, literary, transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
    • I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To call for; to require as a course of action.
    • It is the bright day that brings forth the adder and that craves wary walking1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Origin of cravest

From crave + -est.

Questions about cravest

What is cravest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cravest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of crave.

Words near cravest in the dictionary

  1. cravenoceratids
  2. cravens
  3. craver
  4. cravers
  5. craves
  6. cravest
  7. craveth
  8. Cravey
  9. Craveys
  10. craving
  11. cravingly

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