Camping I Kæmp Camped Camp Verb Bre Overnight

• i camped overnight in a field.
• they go camping in france every year.
• i'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
• i can’t get through to the market square as someone’s camping on top of the base.

camp

1. to put up a tent and live in it for a short time
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• I camped overnight in a field.
2. to stay in a tent, especially while you are on holiday/vacation
• They go camping in France every year.
3. to live in somebody’s house for a short time, especially when you do not have a bed there
• I'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
4. (of a character in a video game) to stay in one place in order to keep attacking enemies and gain an advantage
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  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/video_games/camp_5
• I can’t get through to the market square as someone’s camping on top of the base.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they camp
• he / she / it camps
• past simple camped
• past participle camped
• -ing form camping

Word Origin

• verb early 16th cent.: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.