Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to caravan
Participle: caravaned; caravanned
Gerund: caravaning; caravanning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | caravan |
| you | caravan |
| he;she;it | caravans |
| we | caravan |
| you | caravan |
| they | caravan |
Perfect
| I | have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | have caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | has caravaned; caravanned |
| we | have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | have caravaned; caravanned |
| they | have caravaned; caravanned |
Past
| I | caravaned; caravanned |
| you | caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | caravaned; caravanned |
| we | caravaned; caravanned |
| you | caravaned; caravanned |
| they | caravaned; caravanned |
Pluperfect
| I | had caravaned; caravanned |
| you | had caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | had caravaned; caravanned |
| we | had caravaned; caravanned |
| you | had caravaned; caravanned |
| they | had caravaned; caravanned |
Future
| I | will caravan |
| you | will caravan |
| he;she;it | will caravan |
| we | will caravan |
| you | will caravan |
| they | will caravan |
Future Perfect
| I | will have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | will have caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | will have caravaned; caravanned |
| we | will have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | will have caravaned; caravanned |
| they | will have caravaned; caravanned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | caravan |
| you | caravan |
| he;she;it | caravan |
| we | caravan |
| you | caravan |
| they | caravan |
Perfect
| I | have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | have caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | have caravaned; caravanned |
| we | have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | have caravaned; caravanned |
| they | have caravaned; caravanned |
Imperfect
| I | caravaned; caravanned |
| you | caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | caravaned; caravanned |
| we | caravaned; caravanned |
| you | caravaned; caravanned |
| they | caravaned; caravanned |
Pluperfect
| I | had caravaned; caravanned |
| you | had caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | had caravaned; caravanned |
| we | had caravaned; caravanned |
| you | had caravaned; caravanned |
| they | had caravaned; caravanned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would caravan |
| you | would caravan |
| he;she;it | would caravan |
| we | would caravan |
| you | would caravan |
| they | would caravan |
Perfect
| I | would have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | would have caravaned; caravanned |
| he;she;it | would have caravaned; caravanned |
| we | would have caravaned; caravanned |
| you | would have caravaned; caravanned |
| they | would have caravaned; caravanned |
Imperative
| you | caravan |
| we | Let's caravan |
| you | caravan |
Verbs conjugated like 'caravan'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'caravan'
cravat,
craven,
braven,
caftan,
cancan,
canvas,
carabine,
caracol,
caramel,
carbon,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r, “people, subjects”).
2. The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.
Sample Sentences
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The wedding party got in their cars and caravaned from the chapel to the reception hall.
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The provisions of the Vehicle Code covering caravaning of vehicles have been clarified to expedite this type of operation and still result in the proper observance of the objectives of that law. [1957, California State Assembly, Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California, volume 1, page 92:]
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1984, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Information Retrieval Limited, Animal Behaviour Abstracts, Volume 12, page 73,
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Observations of caravaning were made on the domesticated musk shrew (Suncus murinus) with particular reference to its developmental aspects.
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Brando, Dee, Omar, Jeanette, and Clymenthia caravanned up to the La Brea summit and down Overhill Drive, just past Slauson Avenue, to La Louisianne for drinks and a late-night snack. [2007, Stanley Bennett Clay, Looker, page 89:]
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When my parents retired they really got back into caravanning.
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1932, Walter Meade, Caravanning, Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, The Cecil Aldin Book, page 55,
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It has to be remembered that, however enchanting the idea of caravanning may be, it is unlikely that it will consist entirely of watching sunsets and other people working — two of the most fascinating sights I know — but there are, regrettably enough, other and less romantic elements.
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British interest in camping and caravaning has recently increased considerably — so much so that today, camp parks are available in all parts of the country. [1986, James Wilson Brown, Shirley N. Brown, Before You Go To Great Britain: A Resource Directory and Planning Guide, page 94:]
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Norm writes, ‘My wife and I did a lot of caravaning and it certainly didn′t pull the car out of shape, although lots of people thought it would!’ [2002, Don Loffler, The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car, page 181:]
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The world, in turn, watched, clicked, cried, danced, sang along, swooned, caravanned to stadiums and movie theaters, let her work soundtrack their lives. [2023 December 6, Sam Lansky, “Person of Year 2023 : Taylor Swift”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023:]