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excavateexcavate /ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYexcavateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of excavare, from cavus hollow VERB TABLEexcavate |
Present | I, you, we, they | excavate | | he, she, it | excavates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | excavated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have excavated | | he, she, it | has excavated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had excavated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will excavate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have excavated |
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Present | I | am excavating | | he, she, it | is excavating | | you, we, they | are excavating | Past | I, he, she, it | was excavating | | you, we, they | were excavating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been excavating | | he, she, it | has been excavating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been excavating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be excavating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been excavating |
1 if a scientist or archaeologist excavates an area of land, they dig carefully to find ancient objects, bones, etc.: Work is under way to excavate the ancient city.2to dig a large hole, tunnel, etc. in the ground [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of excavare, from cavus hollow]—excavation /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |