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cave

/keɪv/ /keɪv/
General
  1. 1 mağaracılık yapmak

Definition (English)

To explore caves as a sport or a hobby.

Example Sentences

  1. We went caving in the mountains last weekend.
    Geçen hafta sonu dağlarda mağaracılık yapmaya gittik.
  2. He has been caving since he was a teenager.
    Gençliğinden beri mağaracılık yapıyor.
Informal
  1. 1 pes etmek, (baskıya) boyun eğmek

Definition (English)

To finally agree to something after refusing for some time, because of pressure.

Example Sentences

  1. The kids kept asking for a dog, and in the end their dad caved.
    Çocuklar köpek istemekte ısrar etti ve sonunda babaları pes etti.
  2. The company caved to pressure and lowered its prices.
    Şirket baskıya boyun eğdi ve fiyatlarını düşürdü.

Verb Forms Regular

Base cave
/keɪv/
Past caved
/keɪvd/
Participle caved
/keɪvd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dcave → caved

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /v/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. caved /keɪvd/

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Collocations

cave incave in to pressurecave to pressurecave to demandsfinally cavego caving

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