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noun | verb cablecable1 /ˈkeɪbəl/ ●●● S3 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYcable1Origin: (1-3) 1200-1300 Old North French Medieval Latin capulum circle of rope for catching animals, from Latin capere to take ► on cable I saw the movie on cable. ► laying cable They’re laying cable (=putting a cable under the ground) for the telephone company. 1 [uncountable] a system of broadcasting television by using cables, that is paid for by the person watching it SYN cable television: Do you have cable? I saw the movie on cable. a cable channel2[countable, uncountable] a plastic or rubber tube containing wires that carry telephone messages, electronic signals, television pictures, etc.: They’re laying cable (=putting a cable under the ground) for the telephone company.3[countable, uncountable] a thick strong metal rope used on ships, to support bridges, etc.4[countable] old-fashioned a telegram [Origin: (1-3) 1200–1300 Old North French, Medieval Latin capulum circle of rope for catching animals, from Latin capere to take] noun | verb cablecable2 verb [intransitive, transitive] old-fashioned VERB TABLEcable |
Present | I, you, we, they | cable | | he, she, it | cables | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cabled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cabled | | he, she, it | has cabled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cabled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cable | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cabled |
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Present | I | am cabling | | he, she, it | is cabling | | you, we, they | are cabling | Past | I, he, she, it | was cabling | | you, we, they | were cabling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cabling | | he, she, it | has been cabling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cabling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cabling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cabling |
to send someone a telegram |