cavern
To form a cavern or deep depression inTo form a cavern or deep depression in.
» A dragon lives inside the cavern.
In der Höhle lebt ein Drache. — Tamy
В пещере живёт дракон. — kotik
В пещере обитает дракон. — Karok
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2 senses(transitive)To form a cavern or deep depression in.
catacombs caverning the hillsides
(transitive)To put into a cavern.
hollow out as if making a cavern
Examples
16 sentencesA dragon lives inside the cavern.
ruВ пещере живёт дракон. — kotik
deIn der Höhle lebt ein Drache. — Tamy
The explorers ventured inside the caverns.
ruИсследователи отважились проникнуть в пещеры. — Karok
deDie Forscher wagten sich in die Höhlen hinein. — Tamy
I found this in the cavern.
ruЯ нашёл это в пещере. — marafon
deDies habe ich in der Höhle gefunden. — popeofdiscordia
This remote cavern is known only to him.
The identity of the first person to visit this cavern is lost to history.
Origin
From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“holloFrom Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).
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Forms
caverns, caverning, caverned, cavernedSynonyms
3 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.