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When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely.
Margaret Atwood

Meaning of "cave in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAVE IN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAVE IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cave in is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cave in in English.

WHAT DOES CAVE IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cave in

Cave-in

A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining or tunneling. Geologic structures prone to spontaneous cave-ins include alvar, tsingy and other limestone formations, but can also include lava tubes and a variety of other subsurface rock formations. Glacier caves and other ice formations are very prone to collapse from exposure to warm temperatures or running water. In mining, the term roof fall is used to refer to a range of collapses, ranging from the fall of a single flake of shale to collapses that form sink holes that reach to the surface. However, roof falls in mining are not all accidental. In longwall mining and retreat mining, miners systematically remove all support from under large areas of the mine roof, allowing it to settle just beyond the work area. The goal in such mining methods is not to prevent roof fall and the ensuing surface subsidence, but rather to control it.

Definition of cave in in the English dictionary

The first definition of cave in in the dictionary is to collapse; subside. Other definition of cave in is to yield completely, esp under pressure. Cave in is also the sudden collapse of a roof, piece of ground, etc, into a hollow beneath it; subsidence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAVE IN

PRESENT

Present
I cave in
you cave in
he/she/it caves in
we cave in
you cave in
they cave in
Present continuous
I am caving in
you are caving in
he/she/it is caving in
we are caving in
you are caving in
they are caving in
Present perfect
I have caved in
you have caved in
he/she/it has caved in
we have caved in
you have caved in
they have caved in
Present perfect continuous
I have been caving in
you have been caving in
he/she/it has been caving in
we have been caving in
you have been caving in
they have been caving in
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I caved in
you caved in
he/she/it caved in
we caved in
you caved in
they caved in
Past continuous
I was caving in
you were caving in
he/she/it was caving in
we were caving in
you were caving in
they were caving in
Past perfect
I had caved in
you had caved in
he/she/it had caved in
we had caved in
you had caved in
they had caved in
Past perfect continuous
I had been caving in
you had been caving in
he/she/it had been caving in
we had been caving in
you had been caving in
they had been caving in
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cave in
you will cave in
he/she/it will cave in
we will cave in
you will cave in
they will cave in
Future continuous
I will be caving in
you will be caving in
he/she/it will be caving in
we will be caving in
you will be caving in
they will be caving in
Future perfect
I will have caved in
you will have caved in
he/she/it will have caved in
we will have caved in
you will have caved in
they will have caved in
Future perfect continuous
I will have been caving in
you will have been caving in
he/she/it will have been caving in
we will have been caving in
you will have been caving in
they will have been caving in
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cave in
you would cave in
he/she/it would cave in
we would cave in
you would cave in
they would cave in
Conditional continuous
I would be caving in
you would be caving in
he/she/it would be caving in
we would be caving in
you would be caving in
they would be caving in
Conditional perfect
I would have cave in
you would have cave in
he/she/it would have cave in
we would have cave in
you would have cave in
they would have cave in
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been caving in
you would have been caving in
he/she/it would have been caving in
we would have been caving in
you would have been caving in
they would have been caving in
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cave in
we let´s cave in
you cave in
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cave in
Past participle
caved in
Present Participle
caving in
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAVE IN

cave
cave dweller
cave painting
cave tubing
cave-in
caveat
caveat emptor
caveator
cavefish
cavel
cavelike
Cavell
caveman
cavemen
cavendish
caver
cavern
cavernicolous
cavernous
cavernously

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAVE IN

at home in
chime in
close in
come in
done in
give in
have in
lie in
live in
make a hole in
move in
outside in
phase in
phone in
settle in
take in
tie in
tune in
wire in
write in

Synonyms and antonyms of cave in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cave in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAVE IN

Find out the translation of cave in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cave in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cave in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坍塌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derrumbe
570 millions of speakers

English

cave in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में गुफा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في كهف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пещера в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmoronamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বশ্যতাস্বীকার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effondrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gua masuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einsturz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陥没
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붕괴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gua ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hang trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குகைக்குள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुहा मध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içinde mağara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cedimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w jaskini
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Печера в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peșteră în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπήλαιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grot in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grotta i
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hule i
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVE IN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAVE IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cave in

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8 QUOTES WITH «CAVE IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cave in.
1
Margaret Atwood
When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely.
2
Audrey Hepburn
If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.
3
Neon Hitch
My ancestors are all crazy. My great-great-granddad, he was the last man to live in a cave in Nottingham.
4
Matt Lauria
I don't know if I would personally want to step in the cage and either have my face caved in or cave in somebody else's, but I've met some really beautiful and sensitive and morally pretty stout individuals who happen to be fighters. It's really awesome.
5
Linus Roache
Part of me wanted to disappear into a cave in India, and I did end up going on retreats there, but, don't ask me why, I always felt very strongly that the point for me was to find a way to live a truly spiritual life in the modern day world and be able to work with all the positive aspects of our cultural and technological advancements.
6
Nina Simone
I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
7
Ed Stoppard
I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
8
Joy Williams
Writers are like eremites or anchorites - natural-born eremites or anchorites - who seem puzzled as to why they went up the pole or into the cave in the first place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAVE IN»

Discover the use of cave in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cave in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cave In The Snow
The story of Tenzin Palmo, an Englishwoman, the daughter of a fishmonger from London's East End, who spent 12 years alone in a cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas and became a world-renowned spiritual leader and champion of the right of ...
Vicki Mackenzie, 2011
2
Beyond Mammoth Cave: A Tale of Obesession in the World's ...
Original line drawings by well-known illustrator Linda Heslop capture the dark mystery of the exploration. The book features five black and white photographs as well as a color gallery of photographs."--BOOK JACKET.
James D. Borden, Roger W. Brucker, 2000
3
The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock: Historical Accounts of the ...
In his foreword to this edition, Robert A. Clark notes that when Rothert queried the Arthur H. Clark Company regarding his manuscript in the spring of 1922, he wrote: "I have an idea it will be interesting to those who 'dearly love the ...
Otto Arthur Rothert, 1924
4
The Cave
Filled with the depth, humor, and the extraordinary philosophical richness that marks each of Saramago's novels, The Cave is one of the essential books of our time.
José Saramago, 2003
5
Missouri Caves in History and Legend
Gourd Creek Cave in Phelps County was supposedly explored by government officials in search of one hundred thousand dollars' worth of gold cached there by an Indian woman. Rumors circulate, as well, that young “geologists” from the ...
H. Dwight Weaver, 2008
6
The Cave
In his sixth novel, The Cave (1959), Robert Penn Warren tells the story of a young man trapped in a cave in fictional Johntown, Tennessee.
Robert Penn Warren, 1959
7
The Mystery in the Cave
The Boxcar children need to find the person that is trying to make them leave the caves around the Dragon's Mouth Cavern.
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 2011
8
Cave-in
Lynn Rice. Chapter 19 Alone in his office for the first time since arriving at the mine that morning, Alex pulled open the top drawer to his desk and took out a small velvet covered box. He opened it and let his eyes get lost in the scintillating  ...
Lynn Rice, 2006
9
The Art of Nick Cave: New Critical Essays
Covering the full range of Cave's creative endeavors, this collection of critical essays provides a comprehensive overview of his multifaceted career.
John H. Baker, 2013
10
Pendejo Cave
MacNeish and his colleagues subjected the cave, its environs, and its contents to rigorous interdisciplinary investigation. The first section of this volume comprises their reports on the changing environment of the area.
Richard S. MacNeish, Jane G. Liddy, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAVE IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cave in is used in the context of the following news items.
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Recovery efforts resume in Washington state ice cave collapse
(Reuters) - Rescue workers were preparing on Tuesday to recover the body of a woman killed in the partial collapse of an ice cave in ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
Crystal clear: Salt Cave therapy sessions use ancient Greek …
Thousands of people have visited The Salt Cave in Edinburgh for treatment for various respiratory and skin conditions – from asthma to eczema ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Timpanogos Cave sees high attendance despite bear spray incident
BATS volunteer Ryan Lambourne, 14, takes a breather while hiking up to Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon on Friday, July 25, 2014. «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
4
Amarnath Yatra 2015: Over 44000 devotees pay obescience at holy …
Till date 44,673 Yatris paid obeisance of the Ice Lingam at the Holy Cave in the upper reaches, more than 40 km from Pahalgam meadow. «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
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Crying will more likely get the other person to cave in to your …
From getting a pay rise at work to being given a discount at your favourite shop, it can sometimes be difficult to get what you want, Daily Mail ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
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SALFORD COMMUNITY POWER FORCES COUNTRYSIDE …
SALFORD COMMUNITY POWER FORCES COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES TO CAVE IN. Star date: 3rd July 2015. BOOTHSTOWN KIDS SAFE AFTER ... «Salford Star, Jul 15»
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Paper Round: Real Madrid cave in on wages to keep Sergio Ramos
Real Madrid cave in over Sergio Ramos's wage demands - Manchester United's hopes of signing Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos appear ... «Eurosport.com ASIA, Jul 15»
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Health board chiefs "cave in" on Glan Clwyd maternity downgrade …
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is to reconsider ahead of what would have been a second hearing to consider the British Medical ... «LeaderLive, Jul 15»
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Images of Asia: the pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine
The shrine to Lord Shiva is an icy stalagmite in a mountain cave in India that is 4,115 metres above sea level. It is accessible for only about five ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
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Syriza can't just cave in. Europe's elites want regime change in Greece
'There's no suggestion of genuine compromise. The aim is apparently to humiliate Tsipras and his government in preparation for its early ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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