释义 |
cadgecadge /kædʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal ETYMOLOGYcadgeOrigin: 1600-1700 Scottish English cadger carrier, trader (15-19 centuries), from cadge to tie (14-19 centuries) VERB TABLEcadge |
Present | I, you, we, they | cadge | | he, she, it | cadges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cadged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cadged | | he, she, it | has cadged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cadged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cadge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cadged |
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Present | I | am cadging | | he, she, it | is cadging | | you, we, they | are cadging | Past | I, he, she, it | was cadging | | you, we, they | were cadging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cadging | | he, she, it | has been cadging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cadging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cadging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cadging |
to ask someone for something such as food or cigarettes, because you do not have any or do not want to pay SYN mooch |