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dive
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English d?fan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *d?bijan?) and d?fan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ?edofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?v/
- Rhymes: -a?v
Verb
dive (third-person singular simple present dives, present participle diving, simple past dived or (chiefly U.S. and Canada) dove, past participle dived or (chiefly U.S. and Canada) dove or (dialectal) doven)
- To swim under water.
- To jump into water head-first.
- 1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic
- It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them.
- 1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic
- To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
- To descend sharply or steeply.
- (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
- (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- To dive an infant either thrice or but once in Baptism
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
- 1668, John Denham, The Progress of Learning
- The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of flame.
- He dives the hollow, climbs the steep.
- 1668, John Denham, The Progress of Learning
- (figuratively) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
- dive into the Concerns of all about them
Usage notes
The past tense dove is found chiefly in North American English, where it is used alongside the regular (and earlier) dived, with regional variations; in British English dived is the standard past tense, dove existing only in some dialects. Some speakers express uncertainty about what the past participle should be; dove is relatively rare as a past participle. (Compare Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary; The American Heritage Dictionary; The Cambridge Guide to English Usage)
Conjugation
Translations
References
Noun
dive (plural dives)
- A jump or plunge into water.
- the dive of a hawk after prey
- A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
- A downward swooping motion.
- A swim under water.
- A decline.
- (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
- (aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
- (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Italian dive; see diva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di?ve?/
Noun
dive
- plural of diva
Etymology 3
Noun
dive (plural dives)
- Obsolete form of daeva.
Anagrams
- Devi, I'd've, vide, vidê, vied
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???v?]
Noun
dive
- vocative singular of div
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ive
Noun
dive f
- plural of diva
Anagrams
- devi
- vedi
- vide
Latin
Adjective
d?ve
- vocative masculine singular of d?vus
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divs
English
Noun
divs
- plural of div
Anagrams
- VDIs, vids
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