delve

dɛlv

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Conjugation

Definition of delve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

researchsearch deeply for information or understanding about something

She delved into the topic for her project.

investigate

probe

physical diggingdig or excavate deeply

Archaeologists delve into ancient ruins for artifacts..

dig

excavate

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Expressions with delve

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delve into

investigate or explore something thoroughly

She decided to delve into the history of the town.

delve into one's pockets

spend or give money, often with effort

She had to delve into her pockets to pay the bill.

delve into the past

explore historical events or personal memories deeply

She decided to delve into the past for her thesis.

Origin of delve

Middle English, delven (to dig)

Examples of delve in a sentence

Scientists delved into the data for answers.
Workers delve into the ground to lay the foundation.
Miners delve deep into the earth for precious metals.

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French:approfondir, creuser, ...
German:sich vertiefen, tief graben, ...
Italian:approfondire, scavare, ...
Spanish:indagar, ahondar, ...
Portuguese:aprofundar-se, escavar, ...
Chinese:深入研究, 掘进, ...
Japanese:掘り下げる, 深く掘る, ...
Arabic:تعمق, نَقَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַמֵּק, לַחְפּוֹר, ...
Russian:углубиться, копать, ...
Ukrainian:заглиблюватися, розкопувати, ...
Hindi:गहराई से पड़ताल करना, गहराई से खोदना, ...
Bengali:গভীরভাবে অনুসন্ধান করা, গভীরভাবে খনন করা, ...
Catalan:aprofundir, excavar, ...
Czech:pátrat, hloubit, ...
Danish:dykke ned i, grave, ...
Dutch:zich verdiepen in, graven, ...
Greek:διερευνώ, ανασκάπτω, ...
Hungarian:elmélyülni, ásni, ...
Khmer:ស្រាវជ្រាវស៊ីជម្រៅ, ជីកកកាយយ៉ាងជ្រៅ, ...
Korean:파고들다, 파다, ...
Persian:کاوش کردن, حفاری کردن, ...
Polish:zgłębiać / zgłębić, kopać, ...
Portuguese (BR):mergulhar, escavar, ...
Romanian:a aprofunda, a săpa, ...
Swedish:fördjupa sig, gräva, ...
Thai:ค้นคว้า, ขุดลึก, ...
Turkish:araştırmak, kazmak, ...
Vietnamese:đào sâu, khai quật, ...

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