what you crave for vs what you crave

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What you crave for' is used when the preposition 'for' is needed after 'crave,' while 'what you crave' is used when the preposition is not required. The choice between the two depends on the sentence structure and the level of formality.

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what you crave for

This phrase is correct but less common in modern English. It is more formal and may sound slightly outdated.

This phrase is used when the preposition 'for' is needed after 'crave.' It is more formal and less commonly used in modern English.

Examples:

Tell me what you crave for, and I'll get it for you.
I can sense what you crave for just by looking at you.

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If success is what you crave, Are you willing To trust me?
It's what you crave, is it not?
If you crave for Florence's food, that's a weird craving.
I wonder what the ghost craves for.
The only other work she craves for is...
Even you crave that, regardless of...
The thing you crave above all.
Come over whenever you crave it.
Because you crave that which is meaningless.
You crave a man that's your equal.
When you crave something sugary, eat a bell pepper.
Surely saving tonight will earn you the gold star you crave.
The answers you crave are beyond that door.
Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family.
You crave a man that's your equal.
That forthright shamelessness with which you crave my seat.
If one craves for something for a year, the wife gets it.
I direct that the Tabernacle erase from us all memories of its construction, so we can never destroy it if we should ever crave for death.
You think by defying authority, you can get the respect you crave from your male colleagues.
You crave blood and can stand in the sunlight a little bit, but it hurts, like holding your breath underwater.

Alternatives:

what you crave
what you desire
what you long for
what you yearn for
what you hanker for

what you crave

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in modern English. It is less formal and more straightforward.

This phrase is used when the preposition 'for' is not needed after 'crave.' It is more commonly used in modern English and is less formal.

Examples:

Tell me what you crave, and I'll try to make it happen.
I know exactly what you crave, and I'm here to provide it.

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If success is what you crave, Are you willing To trust me?
It's what you crave, is it not?
What you really crave is a little Hyundai and a simple gold heart on a chain.
What further satisfaction do you crave?
Ma, what did you crave when you were pregnant with us?
Even you crave that, regardless of...
The thing you crave above all.
Come over whenever you crave it.
Because you crave that which is meaningless.
You crave a man that's your equal.
When you crave something sugary, eat a bell pepper.
Surely saving tonight will earn you the gold star you crave.
The answers you crave are beyond that door.
Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your friends and family.
You crave a man that's your equal.
That forthright shamelessness with which you crave my seat.
You think by defying authority, you can get the respect you crave from your male colleagues.
You crave blood and can stand in the sunlight a little bit, but it hurts, like holding your breath underwater.
You crave it, we print it.
That's the purity you crave - killing with no consequence.

Alternatives:

what you desire
what you long for
what you yearn for
what you hanker for
what you want

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what you crave for vs what you crave