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delve

[ delv ]

verb (used without object)

delved, delving.
  1. to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate:

    to delve into the issue of prison reform.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. Archaic. to dig, as with a spade.


verb (used with object)

delved, delving.
  1. Archaic. to dig; excavate.

delve

/ »åÉ›±ô±¹ /

verb

  1. to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc)

    he delved in the Bible for quotations

  2. to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc)
  3. (esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc)
  4. archaic.
    also tr to dig or turn up (earth, a garden, etc), as with a spade
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å±ð±ô±¹±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð±ô±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð±ô±¹±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of delve1

First recorded before 900; Middle English delven, Old English delfan; cognate with Dutch delven, Old High German telban
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of delve1

Old English delfan; related to Old High German telban to dig, Russian dolbit to hollow out with a chisel
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Carbon delves into mind-bending scientific discoveries about the kind of marvels that carbon makes possible.

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And I thought, how can I delve into grief and tell a story that is close to me but also has elements of fantasy, has elements of playfulness and beauty as well?

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The former England international continued: "It's not always self-explanatory, you have to have a little bit of a delve in so you can find out what the stories mean."

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"When you delve deeper into it, and you look at which minerals actually have supply shortages, I'm not sure that adds up," she says.

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"Where it's less curiosity and trying... and it's and it's more like: 'No, I'm into it now and really delving to my experience as a queer woman'."

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