cable
verb/ˈkeɪbl/
/ˈkeɪbl/
[transitive, intransitive] (old-fashioned)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cable | /ˈkeɪbl/ /ˈkeɪbl/ |
| he / she / it cables | /ˈkeɪblz/ /ˈkeɪblz/ |
| past simple cabled | /ˈkeɪbld/ /ˈkeɪbld/ |
| past participle cabled | /ˈkeɪbld/ /ˈkeɪbld/ |
| -ing form cabling | /ˈkeɪblɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪblɪŋ/ |
- cable (somebody) to send somebody a cableWord OriginMiddle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum ‘halter’.
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