Definition of dig through - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
movementmove material aside while searching inside something like soil or snow
- They had to dig through the snow to reach the front door.
2.
searchsearch carefully in a group of things or information for something
- I will dig through the old files to find your records.
Examples of dig through in a sentence
Rescuers dug through the rubble in search of survivors. She dug through the drawer for her passport. Researchers dig through survey data for patterns.
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- French:creuser dans, fouiller dans, ...
- German:sich durch etwas graben, sich durch etwas durcharbeiten, ...
- Italian:scavare, rovistare tra, ...
- Spanish:excavar, hurgar entre, ...
- Portuguese:escavar, vasculhar, ...
- Chinese:挖开, 翻找, ...
- Japanese:掘り進む, 丹念に調べる, ...
- Arabic:حَفَرَ فِي, نَقَّبَ فِي, ...
- Hebrew:לַחְפּוֹר דֶּרֶךְ, לְחַטֵּט, ...
- Russian:разгребать, перерывать, ...
- Ukrainian:розкопати, переривати / перерити, ...
- Hindi:खोदते हुए रास्ता बनाना, खँगालना, ...
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