dive

CEFRB1

/daɪv/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To jump or move headfirst into water or another place.

  2. 02

    noun

    A jump or movement headfirst into water or downward.

Examples

  • The giant plane screamed down in an almost vertical dive.

  • The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1,000 meters.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdiːveɪ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

  2. To jump into water head-first.

  3. To swim under water.

More examples

In context

  • We watched the eagle dive quickly to catch a fish.

  • He dove in the water to save her.

  • She dove right in and started making improvements.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.