Dive

  • 21dive — verb. In BrE the standard past tense is dived: • I dived into bed fully clothed and slept for five hours weblog, 2001 [OEC]. In the 19c dove occurred in British and American dialect use and it remains a regular use alongside dived in northern… …

    Modern English usage

  • 22dive — ► VERB (past and past part. dived; US also dove) 1) plunge head first and with arms outstretched into water. 2) go to a deeper level in water. 3) swim under water using breathing equipment. 4) plunge steeply downwards through the air. 5) move… …

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  • 23dive in — ● deep * * * help oneself to food …

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  • 24Dive!! — This article is about the shōnen manga. For the 2010 documentary film, see Dive!. For other uses, see Dive (disambiguation). Dive!! ダイブ (Daibu) Genre Sports Manga …

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  • 25dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… …

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  • 26dive — [[t]da͟ɪv[/t]] dives, diving, dived (American English sometimes uses the form dove for the past tense.) 1) VERB If you dive into some water, you jump in head first with your arms held straight above your head. [V into n] He tried to escape by… …

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  • 27dive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of an aircraft ADJECTIVE ▪ steep, vertical ▪ gentle, shallow ▪ spiral VERB + DIVE ▪ …

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  • 28dive — dive1 [daıv] v past tense dived also dove [dəuv US douv] AmE, past participle dived ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump into water)¦ 2¦(swim under water)¦ 3¦(go deeper/lower)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5 dive into your bag/pocket etc 6¦(numbers)¦ …

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  • 29dive — dive1 [ daıv ] (past tense dived or dove [ douv ] ) verb intransitive ** ▸ 1 jump into water ▸ 2 swim underwater ▸ 3 move downward ▸ 4 jump sideways/forward ▸ 5 lose value quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to jump into water with your head first and with… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30dive — [c]/daɪv / (say duyv) verb (dived or, Chiefly US, dove, dived, diving) –verb (i) 1. to plunge, especially head first, as into water. 2. to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine, scuba diver, etc. 3. (of an aeroplane) to plunge… …