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verb | noun divedive1 /daɪv/ ●●● W2 verb (past tense dived or dove /doʊv/, past participle dived) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYdive1Origin: Old English dufan to sink and dyfan to put into liquid VERB TABLEdive |
Present | I, you, we, they | dive | | he, she, it | dives | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dived, dove | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dived | | he, she, it | has dived | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dived | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dive | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dived |
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Present | I | am diving | | he, she, it | is diving | | you, we, they | are diving | Past | I, he, she, it | was diving | | you, we, they | were diving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been diving | | he, she, it | has been diving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been diving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be diving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been diving |
► dove for cover We all dove for cover under a table. THESAURUSupward► jumpa) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs: How high can you jump? Lewis jumped 27 feet in the Olympics.b) to go over or across something by jumping: A kid could easily jump that fence. ► skip to move forward with little jumps between your steps: The two little girls skipped off down the sidewalk. ► hop to move around by jumping on one leg: I twisted my ankle, and had to hop across the back yard to sit down. ► spring to jump or move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. Used especially in writing or literature: She sprang up nervously when she heard the doorbell ring. ► dive to jump into water with your head and arms first: The pool is not deep enough to dive into. ► bounce to jump up and down several times, especially on a surface that is soft and helps you to go up and down: The kids were bouncing on the trampoline. ► pounce to suddenly jump on a person or animal to try to catch him, her, or it, especially from a place where you were hiding: The cats like to pounce on flies as they buzz in the windows. ► leap to jump high into the air or over something: The deer leaped over a fallen log and disappeared. ► hurdle to jump over something while you are running: The man hurdled a low fence as he ran away. ► vault to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: A young man ran past, vaulting the brick wall at the end of the parking lot. 1 JUMP INTO WATER to jump into the water with your head and arms going in first: dive in/into/off etc. She ran to the edge of the pool and dived in. Diving off the cliffs is very dangerous.► see thesaurus at jump12SWIM UNDER WATER to swim under water using special equipment to help you breathe: dive for The men use scuba gear to dive for abalone.3GO DEEPER/LOWER to travel down through the air or through water to a lower level: Slowly, the submarine began to dive. The bird suddenly spotted its prey and dove down.4MOVE QUICKLY [always + adv./prep.] to move or jump quickly in a particular direction or into a particular place: dive after/under/aside etc. Ripken dived to his left and caught the ball. We all dove for cover under a table.5NUMBERS if numbers, prices, etc. dive, they fall very quickly and suddenly SYN plummet: Stock prices have dived to their lowest level this year.6SOCCER informal in soccer, to fall to the ground in a dishonest attempt to persuade the referee that an opponent has done something wrong[Origin: Old English dufan to sink and dyfan to put into liquid] → see also diving, nosedive2, scuba diving, skydivingdive in phrasal verb1to immediately start doing something eagerly and with a lot of energy: Harry dived in and started asking questions.2spoken informal to start eating a meal eagerly with a lot of energydive into something phrasal verb to quickly become completely involved in an activity, a subject, etc.: Plummer was eager to dive into the kind of opportunity the college offers. verb | noun divedive2 ●●○ noun [countable] ► made a dive for Vincenze made a dive for the ball. ► taken a dive Their sales have taken a dive. ► pull out of ... dive Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control. 1SUDDEN MOVEMENT a jump or sudden movement in a particular direction or into a particular place: Vincenze made a dive for the ball.2AMOUNT/VALUE a sudden drop in the amount or value of something: Their sales have taken a dive.3MOVEMENT DOWN an occasion when someone or something travels down through the air or through water to a lower level: Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control.4JUMP INTO WATER a jump into deep water with your head and arms going in first: a graceful dive5SWIM an occasion when someone swims under water using special equipment to breathe6PLACE informal a place such as a bar or a hotel that is cheap and dirty: We’re not staying in this dive.7SOCCER in soccer, an occasion when a player deliberately falls to the ground in a dishonest attempt to persuade the referee that an opponent has done something wrong8take a dive to deliberately do something in order to lose a game, competition, etc.: He was supposed to take a dive in the fourth round. → see also nosedive1 |