becrave

B3E1C3R1A1V4E1

verb

To crave; crave for.

OriginMiddle English bicraven ← Old English becrafian →
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Meanings

verbbecrave (third-person singular simple present becraves, present participle becraving, simple past and past participle becraved)

present singular third person becraves · participle present becraving · participle past becraved · past becraved

  1. emphaticobsoletetransitiveTo crave; crave for.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbecrafian“to crave”
  2. Middle Englishbicraven
  3. Englishbecrave

From Middle English bicraven, from Old English becrafian (“to crave”). By surface analysis, be- + crave.

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APA

becrave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becrave

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becrave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becrave.

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