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    delve
    /dɛlv/

    verb

    • 1. reach inside a receptacle and search for something: "she delved in her pocket" Similar rummage (about/around/round) insearch (through)hunt throughscrabble about/around in
    • 2. dig; excavate: archaic "when Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DELVE definition: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › delveDelve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade. delved into her handbag in search of a pen. 2. a. : to make a careful or detailed search for information. delved into the past. b. : to examine a subject in detail. the book delves into the latest research. won't delve into her reason for leaving. delver noun. 2 of 2. noun. archaic. : cave, hollow.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DELVE meaning: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc) 2. to search or rummage (in a drawer, the.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › delveDELVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Delve definition: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate. See examples of DELVE used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › delveDelve - definition of delve by The Free Dictionary

    a. To research or make inquiries into something: scientists delving into gene regulation. b. To undertake an activity or occupation undeterred by difficulty or uncertainty: delved into writing a blog. c. To discuss or explain something, especially in detail: The article delves into the problems facing the banking system. 3.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › delveDelve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The verb delve means to dig into, loosen, or investigate. She delved into her family's history and discovered an inventor, a checkers champion, and a circus equestrian in her ancestry. Delve has a literal meaning of to dig into the earth ("to delve the soil," as in preparing a garden, for example), but this sense is rare now.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdelve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of delve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › delvedelve | meaning of delve in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    delve. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English delve /delv/ verb [intransitive] 1 to try to find more information about someone or something delve into research that delves deeply into this issue 2 [always + adverb/preposition] to search for something by putting your hand deeply into a bag, container etc delve into/in He delved into his ...

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    DELVE meaning: to search in a container to try to find something: . Learn more.