dive

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled divin

US /daɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #4123

Meanings

1

verb
To jump into water head first.

She dived gracefully into the pool from the high board.
2

verb
To swim or go down under the water.

The divers dived to explore the sunken ship.
3

verb
To drop down quickly and steeply.

The plane suddenly dived towards the ground.
4

verb
To start doing something quickly and with great enthusiasm.

She dived right into her new job and started making changes.

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Forms diveddives

Derived forms bedovencrash-divedeep-divedivabledive-bombdive-underdiveabledivebombdivekeeperdivemasterdiverdivewear

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dive bomber
a military aircraft that drops bombs while descending steeply toward a target

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deep dive
a thorough, detailed examination of a topic, problem, or dataset

Simplified etymology

Dive is an Old English word historically related to deep and dip.

Etymology

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.

diven Middle English dȳfan Old English *dūbijaną Proto-Germanic

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# dive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /daɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 4123

## Meanings
1. To jump into water head first.
2. To swim or go down under the water.
3. To drop down quickly and steeply.
4. To start doing something quickly and with great enthusiasm.

## Examples
- She dived gracefully into the pool from the high board.
- The divers dived to explore the sunken ship.
- The plane suddenly dived towards the ground.
- She dived right into her new job and started making changes.

## Derived Forms
- bedoven
- crash-dive
- deep-dive
- divable
- dive-bomb
- dive-under
- diveable
- divebomb
- divekeeper
- divemaster
- diver
- divewear

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diven
- Root: dȳfan
- Root: *dūbijaną

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Dive comes 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.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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