Cave in meaning
Cave in is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is for a roof, ceiling, or similar structure to break and fall into the area beneath it.
- Past simple
- caved in
- Past participle
- caved in
- -ing form
- caving in
What cave in means
structure collapsesB2
For a roof, ceiling, or similar structure to break and fall into the area beneath it
Part of the tunnel roof caved in after the storm.
1 more meaning of cave in is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With in: come in, go in, fill in, get in, believe in, check in, give in, hand in, keep in, log in.
Common questions
What does cave in mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is for a roof, ceiling, or similar structure to break and fall into the area beneath it. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of cave in?
Caved in, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
