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cavecave2 verb ETYMOLOGYcave2Origin: 1700-1800 Probably from calve to cave in (18-19 centuries), perhaps from Flemish inkalven; influenced by ➔ CAVE1 VERB TABLEcave |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cave | | he, she, it | caves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | caved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have caved | | he, she, it | has caved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had caved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cave | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have caved |
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| Present | I | am caving | | he, she, it | is caving | | you, we, they | are caving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was caving | | you, we, they | were caving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been caving | | he, she, it | has been caving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been caving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be caving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been caving |
► caved in to pressure The department caved in to pressure from environmental groups. cave in phrasal verb1to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you: cave in to The department caved in to pressure from environmental groups.2if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or toward the inside: A section of the mine caved in.—cave-in noun |