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dive¹
- /daɪv/
Rhymes with -aɪv
Where it comes from
From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.
verb dives · diving · dived · dove
- To swim under water. He dove in the water to save her.
- To jump into water head-first. It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them.
- To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance. to dive into home plate
- To descend sharply or steeply. [the Hammersmith & City at Paddington]: There it dived underground, eventually enabling its train services to run over, and be entangled with, the easterly extensions of the Metropolitan and the District.
- To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
- To undertake with enthusiasm. She dove right in and started making improvements.
- To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.
- To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water. To dive an infant either thrice or but once in Baptism
- To explore by diving; to plunge into. The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of flame.
- To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. dive into the Concerns of all about them
noun dives
- A jump or plunge into water. the dive of a hawk after prey
- A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance. The 24-year-old Brazilian hurdler Joao Vitor de Oliveira progressed to the Rio competition’s semi-finals by executing a Superman-style dive headfirst over the finishing line – beating South Africa’s Antonio Alkana by one hundredth of a second.
- A downward swooping motion.
- A swim under water.
- A decline.
- A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
- Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
- A deliberate fall after a challenge.
dive²
- /ˈdiːveɪ/
Where it comes from
From Italian dive; see diva.
noun
- plural of diva
dive³
noun dives
- Obsolete form of daeva
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: plunge, plunk, honkytonk, nose dive, diver, swim, scuba, springboard, submergence, sink, dunk, immerse, drown, sinking, pick, duck
Translations
Every language
verb to descend
| Español | descender |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 驟降 /骤降 zhòujiàng, 暴跌 bàodiē |
| Português | despencar |
| Français | plonger |
| Deutsch | abtauchen |
| Русский | погружа́ться pogružátʹsja, погрузи́ться pogruzítʹsja, пики́ровать pikírovatʹ |
| עברית | צָלַל tsalál |
verb to swim under water
| Español | bucear, somorgujar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잠수하다 jamsuhada |
| 日本語 | 潜る moguru |
| 中文 | 潛水 /潜水 qiánshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | डुबकी ḍubkī |
| Português | mergulhar |
| Français | nager, plonger |
| Deutsch | tauchen |
| Italiano | immergersi |
| Русский | ныря́ть nyrjátʹ, нырну́ть nyrnútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lặn |
| العربية | غَاصَ ḡāṣa |
| עברית | צָלַל tsalál |
verb to jump into water head-first
| Español | hacer un clavado, zambullirse, zabullirse, zampuzarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뛰어들다 ttwieodeulda |
| 日本語 | 飛び込む tobikomu |
| 中文 | 跳水 tiàoshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | डुबकी ḍubkī |
| Português | mergulhar |
| Français | se plonger |
| Deutsch | einen Kopfsprung machen |
| Italiano | tuffarsi |
| Ελληνικά | κατάδυση katádysi |
| Română | plonja |
| Русский | ныря́ть nyrjátʹ, нырну́ть nyrnútʹ |
| العربية | غَطْسَ ḡaṭsa, يقفز الى الماء |
| עברית | קפץ ראש kafáts rosh |
verb undertake enthusiastically
| Français | se plonger |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | eintauchen, abtauchen |
| Русский | погружа́ться pogružátʹsja, погрузи́ться pogruzítʹsja, уйти́ с голово́й ujtí s golovój, окуну́ться okunútʹsja |
verb sports: imitate a foul
| Español | tirarse a la piscina |
|---|---|
| Português | simular |
| Français | chiquer, jouer la comédie |
| Deutsch | eine Schwalbe machen |
| Русский | ныря́ть nyrjátʹ, симули́ровать simulírovatʹ |
| עברית | צָלַל tsalál |
verb (intransitive) to plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business
| Español | profundizar |
|---|
noun a jump into water
| Español | clavado, zambullida, piscinazo, clavada, zambullidura, zambullimiento |
|---|---|
| Português | mergulho |
| Français | plongeon |
| Italiano | tuffo |
| Ελληνικά | βουτιά voutiá |
| Română | plonjare |
| Русский | ныро́к nyrók, прыжо́к pryžók |
noun a swim under water
| Español | buceo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무자맥질 mujamaekjil, 잠수 jamsu, 잠수(潜水)) jamsu |
| Português | mergulho |
| Français | plongée |
| Deutsch | Tauchen |
| Italiano | immersione |
| Română | scufundare |
| עברית | צלילה tslilá |
noun seedy bar
| Español | antro, bareto |
|---|---|
| Português | antro, inferninho |
| Français | gargote, bouge, boui-boui |
| Deutsch | Spelunke, Kaschemme |
| Italiano | bettola |
| Русский | каба́к kabák, забега́ловка zabegálovka, пивну́шка pivnúška |
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title = {dive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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