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to cave in
[phrase form: cave]
01
to finally agree to something, even if one were against it at first
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
in
Base verb
cave
Present tense
cave in
3rd person singular
caves in
Present participle
caving in
Past simple
caved in
Past participle
caved in
Examples
After hours of debate, they caved in and accepted the proposal.
02
to collapse toward the center
Examples
The roof caved in during the heavy rainstorm.
Cave in
01
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
complex compound
Countable
Plural form
cave-ins
