cave in
Third Person
caves in
Present Participle
caving in
Past Tense
caved in
Past Participle
caved in
1
to finally agree to something, even if one were against it at first
- After hours of debate, they caved in and accepted the proposal.
- She didn't want to cave in to peer pressure, but it became challenging.
- The pressure was intense, but they didn't cave in to the threats.
- The government initially resisted, but eventually, they caved in to public pressure.
- The team held firm, but after prolonged negotiations, they finally caved in to the demands of the opposing party.
2
to collapse toward the center
- The roof caved in during the heavy rainstorm.
- We had to evacuate the building when the ceiling suddenly caved in.
- The weakened bridge eventually caved in under the pressure.
- The weight of the snow caused the roof to cave in.
- The old mine tunnel finally caved in after years of erosion.