cage
verb/keɪdʒ/
/keɪdʒ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cage | /keɪdʒ/ /keɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it cages | /ˈkeɪdʒɪz/ /ˈkeɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple caged | /keɪdʒd/ /keɪdʒd/ |
| past participle caged | /keɪdʒd/ /keɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form caging | /ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- cage something (up) to put or keep an animal in a cage
- The dogs are caged (up) at night.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.Want to learn more?
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