cave

CEFRA2

/keɪv/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large hollow space in rock or underground.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give in after resisting or to collapse inward.

Examples

  • The brave explorers entered the dark cave with their flashlights.

  • "What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkeɪvi/
  • /kæɪv/

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.

  2. A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

  3. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

More examples

In context

  • No one could find the cave.

  • My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.

  • This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.