Crave and Covet

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Crave

Crave verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: craves ice cream at all hours of the day

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Covet is a synonym for crave in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Covet" instead a verb "Crave", when it comes to topics like behaviour, yearn, long for, want. popular alternative

Covet

Covet verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now

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Crave is a synonym for covet in desire topic. You can use "Crave" instead a verb "Covet", if it concerns topics such as feeling, behaviour, yearn, long for. popular alternative

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Common collocations

power	crave power	covet power
items	crave items	covet items

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