dig down

dɪɡ daʊn

digging downdug down

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Definition of dig down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

ground

tr./intr.

remove earth to reach something below

tr./intr.

They had to dig down to find the pipes.

excavate

unearth

inner strength

intr.

search deeply within oneself for strength

intr.

She had to dig down to finish the race.

delve

explore

probe

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Expressions with dig

dig around

search for something by moving things around

She dug around in her bag for the keys.

dig at

remove earth or material from a spot

He decided to dig at the garden for new plants.

dig in

start eating with enthusiasm

As soon as the food arrived, they all dug in.

dig into

start eating enthusiastically

He couldn't wait to dig into his steak..

dig out

find something by searching

She managed to dig out her old college photos from the box..

dig up

remove or recover by digging

Farmers dig up potatoes during harvest.

Examples of dig down in a sentence

We need to dig down to plant the tree.
He had to dig down to overcome his fears.
In tough times, people often dig down to find resilience.

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French:creuser, puiser au fond de soi, ...
German:graben, tief in sich gehen, ...
Italian:scavare, scavare dentro di sé, ...
Spanish:excavar, sacar fuerzas de flaqueza, ...
Portuguese:cavar, ir buscar forças, ...
Chinese:挖掘, 寻找, ...
Japanese:掘り下げる, 探る, ...
Arabic:حَفَرَ إِلى الأَسْفَل, اِسْتَخْرَجَ قُوَّتَهُ الدَّاخِلِيَّةَ, ...
Hebrew:לַחְפּוֹר לָעֹמֶק, לְגַיֵּס, ...
Russian:копать вниз, искать в себе силы, ...
Ukrainian:копати вниз, знайти в собі сили, ...
Hindi:नीचे तक खोदना, गहराई से खोज करना, ...
Bengali:নিচ পর্যন্ত খুঁড়ে যাওয়া, গভীরভাবে অনুসন্ধান করা, ...
Catalan:cavar, buscar dins d'un mateix, ...
Czech:kopat hlouběji, sebrat v sobě sílu, ...
Danish:grave, grave dybt, ...
Dutch:graven, diep in zichzelf graven, ...
Greek:σκάβω προς τα κάτω, ψάχνω βαθιά μέσα μου, ...
Hungarian:leásni, összeszedni magát, ...
Khmer:ជីកចុះក្រោម, ខំប្រមូលកម្លាំងចិត្តពីក្នុងខ្លួន, ...
Korean:파다, 내면의 힘을 찾다, ...
Persian:زمین را کندن, در درون خود به دنبال قدرت گشت, ...
Polish:dokopać się, wydobywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cavar, buscar forças dentro de si, ...
Romanian:a săpa adânc, a găsi puterea interioară, ...
Swedish:gräva ner, gräva djupt inom sig, ...
Thai:ขุดลงไป, ค้นหาความแข็งแกร่งภายใน, ...
Turkish:aşağı doğru kazmak, derinlere inmek, ...
Vietnamese:đào xuống, tìm kiếm sức mạnh nội tại, ...

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