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cadge

(kăj)

intr. & tr.v. cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es

To beg or get by begging.

[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.]

cadg′er n.

Synonyms: cadge, beg, bum¹, mooch, panhandle¹, scrounge
These verbs mean to ask for or obtain by charity or generosity: cadged drinks at the bar; begged money on the street; bummed a dollar for the parking meter; mooching food; hoping to panhandle the bus fare; scrounged a meal from a friend.

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cadge

(kædʒ)

to get (food, money, etc) by sponging or begging

1. Brit a person who cadges

2. on the cadge informal Brit engaged in cadging

[C17: of unknown origin]

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cadge

(kædʒ)

v. cadged, cadg•ing. v.t.

1. to obtain by begging or imposing on another's generosity.

v.i.

2. to mooch; sponge.

[1275–1325; perhaps to be identified with Middle English caggen to tie, of uncertain orig.]

cadg′er, n.

cadge

Past participle: cadged
Gerund: cadging

Imperative
cadge
cadge

Present
I cadge
you cadge
he/she/it cadges
we cadge
you cadge
they cadge

Preterite
I cadged
you cadged
he/she/it cadged
we cadged
you cadged
they cadged

Present Continuous
I am cadging
you are cadging
he/she/it is cadging
we are cadging
you are cadging
they are cadging

Present Perfect
I have cadged
you have cadged
he/she/it has cadged
we have cadged
you have cadged
they have cadged

Past Continuous
I was cadging
you were cadging
he/she/it was cadging
we were cadging
you were cadging
they were cadging

Past Perfect
I had cadged
you had cadged
he/she/it had cadged
we had cadged
you had cadged
they had cadged

Future
I will cadge
you will cadge
he/she/it will cadge
we will cadge
you will cadge
they will cadge

Future Perfect
I will have cadged
you will have cadged
he/she/it will have cadged
we will have cadged
you will have cadged
they will have cadged

Future Continuous
I will be cadging
you will be cadging
he/she/it will be cadging
we will be cadging
you will be cadging
they will be cadging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cadging
you have been cadging
he/she/it has been cadging
we have been cadging
you have been cadging
they have been cadging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cadging
you will have been cadging
he/she/it will have been cadging
we will have been cadging
you will have been cadging
they will have been cadging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cadging
you had been cadging
he/she/it had been cadging
we had been cadging
you had been cadging
they had been cadging

Conditional
I would cadge
you would cadge
he/she/it would cadge
we would cadge
you would cadge
they would cadge

Past Conditional
I would have cadged
you would have cadged
he/she/it would have cadged
we would have cadged
you would have cadged
they would have cadged

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Verb	1.	cadge - ask for and get free; be a parasite bum, grub, mooch, sponge obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"
	2.	cadge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" schnorr, shnorr, scrounge beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

cadge

verb scrounge, beg, bum (informal), blag (slang), mooch (slang), freeload (slang), sponge (informal) He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody.

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cadge

verb

To ask or ask for as charity:

beg, bum.

Informal: panhandle.

Slang: mooch.

Translations

scroccare

cadge

[kædʒ] (Brit)

A. VT [+ money, cigarette etc] → gorronear, sablear
could I cadge a lift from you? → ¿me puedes llevar?, ¿me das un aventón? (Mex)

B. VI → gorronear, vivir de gorra
you can't cadge off me → no te molestes en pedirme nada

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cadge

[ˈkædʒ] vt (= manage to get) [+ cigarette] → se taper ; [+ drink, meal] → se faire payer; [+ lift] → se faire déposer
to cadge sth off sb [+ cigarette] → taper qn de qch; [+ drink] → se faire payer qch par qn
to cadge a meal off sb → se faire payer un repas par qn
to cadge a lift off sb → se faire déposer par qn

cadge

(Brit inf)

vt → (er)betteln, abstauben (inf), → schnorren (inf) → (from sb bei or von jdm); could I cadge a lift with you? → könnten Sie mich vielleicht (ein Stück) mitnehmen?

vi → schnorren (inf)

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cadge

[kædʒ] vt (fam) (money, cigarette) to cadge (from) → scroccare a
to cadge a lift from sb → scroccare un passaggio a qn
to cadge a meal (off sb) → scroccare un pranzo (a qn)

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