Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cave
Participle: caved
Gerund: caving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cave |
| you | cave |
| he;she;it | caves |
| we | cave |
| you | cave |
| they | cave |
Perfect
| I | have caved |
| you | have caved |
| he;she;it | has caved |
| we | have caved |
| you | have caved |
| they | have caved |
Past
| I | caved |
| you | caved |
| he;she;it | caved |
| we | caved |
| you | caved |
| they | caved |
Pluperfect
| I | had caved |
| you | had caved |
| he;she;it | had caved |
| we | had caved |
| you | had caved |
| they | had caved |
Future
| I | will cave |
| you | will cave |
| he;she;it | will cave |
| we | will cave |
| you | will cave |
| they | will cave |
Future Perfect
| I | will have caved |
| you | will have caved |
| he;she;it | will have caved |
| we | will have caved |
| you | will have caved |
| they | will have caved |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cave |
| you | cave |
| he;she;it | cave |
| we | cave |
| you | cave |
| they | cave |
Perfect
| I | have caved |
| you | have caved |
| he;she;it | have caved |
| we | have caved |
| you | have caved |
| they | have caved |
Imperfect
| I | caved |
| you | caved |
| he;she;it | caved |
| we | caved |
| you | caved |
| they | caved |
Pluperfect
| I | had caved |
| you | had caved |
| he;she;it | had caved |
| we | had caved |
| you | had caved |
| they | had caved |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cave |
| you | would cave |
| he;she;it | would cave |
| we | would cave |
| you | would cave |
| they | would cave |
Perfect
| I | would have caved |
| you | would have caved |
| he;she;it | would have caved |
| we | would have caved |
| you | would have caved |
| they | would have caved |
Imperative
| you | cave |
| we | Let's cave |
| you | cave |
Verbs conjugated like 'cave'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cave'
cade,
cage,
cake,
calve,
cane,
cape,
care,
carve,
case,
cove,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”). Displaced native Old English sċræf. More at cavum, cavus and cage.
Sample Sentences
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“ I 'm sure one on ’ em caved in last week, ” said Pete, “ and let ’ em all down in de middle of de singin ’; dat ar was failin ’, warnt it ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)