cable
To provide with cableTo provide (something) with cable(s).
» What kind of cable do you need?
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To provide (something) with cable(s).
fasten with a cable
(transitive)To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
(transitive)To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
(transitive)To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
kabeln
(intransitive)To communicate by cable.
(transitive)To ornament (something) with cabling.
(intransitive)To create cable stitches.
Examples
169 sentencesWhat kind of cable do you need?
We went up the mountain by cable car.
ruМы поднялись на гору на фуникулёре. — Vixen96
deWir fuhren mit der Seilbahn den Berg hoch. — raggione
I haven't had cable in years.
deIch habe schon seit Jahren kein Kabelfernsehen mehr. — Waldelfe
The cable snapped.
Кабель обірвався. — Ahha
Does Tom have cable?
ruУ Тома есть кабель? — odexed
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late LRecorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late Latin capulum (“lasso, rope, halter”), from Latin capiō (“to take, seize”). Use of the term "cable" to refer to the USD/GBP exchange rate originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications cable.
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Forms
cables, cabling, cabled, cabledSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle