cave
/keɪv/noun
उच्चारण केव
गुफा, कंदरा
Basic word
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(of a roof, wall) to fall down and inwards; to finally agree to something after strong opposition
धँस जाना; झुक जाना, हार मानना
- The roof caved in.
- The government caved in to the demands.
- The old wall caved in during the heavy monsoon.
+ 3 more examples
- After weeks of pressure, the company finally caved in.
- The tunnel caved in and blocked the road.
- I won't cave in to peer pressure.
Synonyms collapse give way yield surrender back down
Opposite resist hold firm stand firm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cave (countable noun)
A cave is a natural hollow in a hill, cliff or underground. Use in a cave or inside a cave.
'Cave' पहाड़ी, चट्टान या भूमि के भीतर प्राकृतिक खोखली जगह है। 'In a cave' या 'inside a cave' कहा जाता है।
- The monks lived in a cave near the river.
- Bats were hanging inside the cave.
cave in (phrasal verb)
Cave in means to fall inwards, as a roof or wall does. It is intransitive.
'Cave in' का अर्थ छत या दीवार का भीतर की ओर गिर जाना है। यह intransitive है।
- The roof of the old mine caved in.
- The heavy rain caused the wall to cave in.
cave in to + noun (give way)
Figuratively, cave in to pressure or demands means to stop resisting and agree. The phrase is followed by to.
आलंकारिक रूप से 'cave in to pressure or demands' का अर्थ विरोध छोड़कर मान जाना है। इसके बाद 'to' आता है।
- The principal did not cave in to the students' demand.
- He finally caved in and bought the phone.
cave (verb) vs. cave painting
Cave painting and cave dwelling are compound nouns that describe early human life in caves.
'Cave painting' और 'cave dwelling' compound nouns हैं जो प्रारंभिक मानव के गुफाओं में जीवन को बताते हैं।
- The cave paintings of Bhimbetka are over ten thousand years old.
cave (noun) vs cavity
A cave is a large natural hollow in rock or earth; a cavity is a small empty space inside something solid, such as a tooth.
'Cave' चट्टान या भूमि में बड़ी प्राकृतिक खोह है; 'cavity' ठोस वस्तु, जैसे दाँत, के भीतर छोटा खाली स्थान है।
- The dentist found a cavity in her tooth, not a cave!
+Collocations 5
adjective + cave
darkdeeplimestoneundergroundsea
- A deep limestone cave lies beneath the hill.
verb + cave
exploreenterdiscoverhide inlead to
- The children explored the cave with torches.
cave + noun
paintingtempledwellerentrancewall
- The cave temples of Ajanta attract many tourists.
cave in + object
cave in to pressurecave in to threatscave in to demandscave in suddenlycave in under weight
- The government refused to cave in to pressure.
cave + exploration words
cavingcave divercave mapcave systemcave guide
- A local cave guide led the tourists through the narrow passage.
“More examples 6
- Radhika visited the Elephanta caves on a school trip.
राधिका विद्यालय की यात्रा में एलीफेंटा की गुफाएँ देखने गई।
- The shepherd sheltered his sheep in a cave during the storm.
चरवाहे ने तूफ़ान के दौरान अपनी भेड़ों को एक गुफा में आश्रय दिया।
- After the landslide, the road caved in.
भूस्खलन के बाद सड़क धँस गई।
- The bats leave the cave at dusk to find food.
चमगादड़ शाम को भोजन की खोज में गुफा से निकलते हैं।
- She refused to cave in, even when all her friends opposed her.
सभी मित्रों के विरोध के बावजूद उसने हार नहीं मानी।
- Thousands of years ago, people sheltered in a cave from cold and wild animals.
हज़ारों वर्ष पहले लोग ठंड और जंगली जानवरों से बचने के लिए गुफाओं में शरण लेते थे।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The wall caved down after the rain.
✓ The wall caved in after the rain.
The phrasal verb is cave in, not cave down.
Phrasal verb 'cave in' है, 'cave down' नहीं।
✗ He caved in with the pressure.
✓ He caved in to the pressure.
The preposition after cave in is to.
'Cave in' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
✗ The teacher caved in the student's demand.
✓ The teacher caved in to the student's demand.
Cave in to is the full phrase when it means give way.
झुक जाने के अर्थ में पूरा वाक्यांश 'cave in to' है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
cave in
(of a roof, wall or the ground) to fall down and inwards; to finally agree to something after strongly opposing it, especially because of pressure
धँस जाना, ढह जाना, भीतर की ओर गिर जाना; (दबाव में) झुक जाना, हार मान लेना
- The roof of the old mine caved in after heavy rain.
- The government finally caved in to the farmers' demands.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cave in (collapse; finally agree to something after opposing it: 'cave in to pressure').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: cave in (ढह जाना; विरोध के बाद अंततः मान जाना: 'cave in to pressure')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who lived in a cave in prehistoric times is a caveman; the study of caves is speleology.
प्रागैतिहासिक काल में गुफा में रहने वाला caveman (गुफामानव); गुफाओं का अध्ययन speleology।
General knowledge
The Ajanta caves (Buddhist paintings) and Ellora caves (Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples, including the Kailasa temple) in Maharashtra are UNESCO World Heritage Sites; the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh have prehistoric paintings.
महाराष्ट्र की अजंता गुफाएँ (बौद्ध चित्रकला) और एलोरा गुफाएँ (कैलाश मंदिर सहित बौद्ध, हिंदू और जैन मंदिर) UNESCO विश्व धरोहर स्थल हैं; मध्य प्रदेश के भीमबेटका शैलाश्रयों में प्रागैतिहासिक चित्र हैं।