caved
SayKAYVD/keɪvd/
- 1Past participle of cave.
The mine shaft had caved long before rescuers reached the site.
Talks broke down once both sides had caved on their main demands.
Note
Spelling gives no clue here: the simple past and the participle are identical, so only the auxiliary separates they caved from they had caved. Most meanings of cave, such as collapsing, giving in under pressure and exploring caves, are intransitive and pair only with have. The transitive ones also allow a passive: a bank caved by the current, or, in room-and-pillar mining, a deposit caved by breaking down its pillar.
caved is a form of cave
cave, verb: To give in or surrender, especially after resisting pressure or demands. Full entry
- Spelling
- cave → caved: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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