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caver

See also: Caver

English

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A caver.

Etymology

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From cave +‎ -er.

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Noun

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caver (plural cavers)

  1. A person who explores caves.
    Synonym: spelunker
    • 2007 September 29, Kate Humble, “What lies beneath”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Pam has been caving for 25 years. She and her husband Tim are among the top cavers in the country. They are passionate about the world hidden beneath our feet and they were to be my instructors and guides on my first ever foray below ground that didn't involve getting on the tube.
  2. (mining, obsolete) One who works the tailings of a mine to extract small pieces of marketable ore.

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Verb

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caver

  1. to dig; to mine

Conjugation

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Conjugation of caver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple caver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple cavant
/ka.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cavé
/ka.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cave
/kav/ 		caves
/kav/ 		cave
/kav/ 		cavons
/ka.vɔ̃/ 		cavez
/ka.ve/ 		cavent
/kav/
imperfect cavais
/ka.vɛ/ 		cavais
/ka.vɛ/ 		cavait
/ka.vɛ/ 		cavions
/ka.vjɔ̃/ 		caviez
/ka.vje/ 		cavaient
/ka.vɛ/
past historic2 cavai
/ka.ve/ 		cavas
/ka.va/ 		cava
/ka.va/ 		cavâmes
/ka.vam/ 		cavâtes
/ka.vat/ 		cavèrent
/ka.vɛʁ/
future caverai
/ka.vʁe/ 		caveras
/ka.vʁa/ 		cavera
/ka.vʁa/ 		caverons
/ka.vʁɔ̃/ 		caverez
/ka.vʁe/ 		caveront
/ka.vʁɔ̃/
conditional caverais
/ka.vʁɛ/ 		caverais
/ka.vʁɛ/ 		caverait
/ka.vʁɛ/ 		caverions
/ka.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		caveriez
/ka.və.ʁje/ 		caveraient
/ka.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cave
/kav/ 		caves
/kav/ 		cave
/kav/ 		cavions
/ka.vjɔ̃/ 		caviez
/ka.vje/ 		cavent
/kav/
imperfect2 cavasse
/ka.vas/ 		cavasses
/ka.vas/ 		cavât
/ka.va/ 		cavassions
/ka.va.sjɔ̃/ 		cavassiez
/ka.va.sje/ 		cavassent
/ka.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cave
/kav/ 		— cavons
/ka.vɔ̃/ 		cavez
/ka.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Verb

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caver

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cavō
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