cache
noun
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc..
cached
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past participleof cache.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cache.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cachenouna hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc..
Example Sentences
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A JetBlue spokesperson apologized for the error in an email to MarketWatch and said its fares “are not determined by cached data or other personal information.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Taylor notes that the common ancestor of all North American chickadees cached food.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
By observing timestamps of the material and searching for previous versions cached online, we know these videos only appeared online recently.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
So far, scientists have sequenced the genomes of 1000 dogs and cached 14,000 tissue samples.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 7, 2024
Pax fetched the plastic soldier he’d cached and dropped it as an offering, then warned him away again.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
