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caged

/keɪdʒd/

cagedverb

caged

Past Simple

caged

Past Participle

/keɪdʒd/

Inflected form functioning as the simple past tense and past participle of the verb “cage”.

Translations

mettre en cageEmploi courant pour placer un animal dans une cage.

They caged the parrot to transport it safely.

Ils ont mis le perroquet en cage pour le transporter en toute sécurité.

Definitions

Simple past tense and past participle of cage.

They caged the parrot to transport it safely.

cagedpast participle

/keɪdʒd/

Used as an adjective derived from the past participle of the verb “cage”.

Translations

captifSens figuré : qui se sent enfermé, limité ou privé de liberté.

After years in a desk job, he felt caged and longed for adventure.

Après des années de travail de bureau, il se sentait captif et aspirait à l’aventure.

en cageSe dit d’un animal placé dans une cage.

The zookeeper inspected the caged lions every morning.

Le gardien du zoo inspectait les lions en cage tous les matins.

Definitions

Kept in a cage; imprisoned.

The zookeeper inspected the caged lions every morning.

Figuratively, feeling confined or restricted.

After years in a desk job, he felt caged and longed for adventure.

Synonyms

Antonyms

cageverb

caged

Past Simple

caged

Past Simple

caged

Past Participle

caging

Gerund

/keɪdʒ/

Translations

mettre en cage

The zookeeper caged the lion to ensure the safety of the visitors.

Le gardien du zoo a mis le lion en cage pour assurer la sécurité des visiteurs.

enfermerSens figuré : limiter fortement la liberté ou les mouvements.

She felt caged by the expectations of her family and society.

Elle se sentait enfermée par les attentes de sa famille et de la société.

Definitions

To confine or enclose in a cage.

The zookeeper caged the lion to ensure the safety of the visitors.

To restrict or limit freedom or movement.

She felt caged by the expectations of her family and society.

Synonyms

cagenoun

Definitions

A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.

The parrot was kept in a large cage in the living room.

A prison cell or a place of confinement.

The prisoner was locked in a small cage for solitary confinement.

A structure resembling a cage in form or function, such as a sports arena enclosed by a framework.

The fighters entered the cage for the mixed martial arts match.

A protective framework of bars or wires, such as around a piece of machinery.

The machine was surrounded by a safety cage to prevent accidents.

cageadjective

Definitions

Relating to or intended for use with a cage; used attributively before another noun.

He fixed the broken cage door.