camp
verb/kæmp/
/kæmp/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they camp | /kæmp/ /kæmp/ |
| he / she / it camps | /kæmps/ /kæmps/ |
| past simple camped | /kæmpt/ /kæmpt/ |
| past participle camped | /kæmpt/ /kæmpt/ |
| -ing form camping | /ˈkæmpɪŋ/ /ˈkæmpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to put up a tent and live in it for a short time
- I camped overnight in a field.
- [intransitive] go campingto stay in a tent, especially while you are on holiday
- They go camping in France every year.
WordfinderTopics Holidaysa2 - [intransitive] camp (out) to live in somebody’s house for a short time, especially when you do not have a bed there
- I'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
- [intransitive] (of a character in a video game) to stay in one place in order to keep attacking enemies and gain an advantage
- I can’t get through to the market square as someone’s camping on top of the base.
live in tent
stay for short time
Word Originverb early 16th cent.: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.
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