plunge

CEFRC1

/plʌnd͡ʒ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fall or move suddenly and deeply into something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A sudden large fall in amount or value.

Examples

  • Sue and John decided to take the plunge.

  • The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To baptize by immersion.

  2. To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.

  3. To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

More examples

In context

  • to plunge a dagger into the breast

  • to plunge a nation into war

  • to plunge the body into water

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English plungen, ploungen, Anglo-Norman plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested Late Latin frequentative *plumbicō (“to throw a leaded line”), from plumbum (“lead”). Compare plumb, plounce.