delve
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc)
he delved in the Bible for quotations
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to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc)
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(esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc)
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archaic (also tr) to dig or turn up (earth, a garden, etc), as with a spade
Other Word Forms
- delver noun
- undelved adjective
Etymology
Origin of delve
First recorded before 900; Middle English delven, Old English delfan; cognate with Dutch delven, Old High German telban
Example Sentences
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The episode delves into the confidential medical procedure to collect DNA and evidence and gives one of the most detailed depictions of the process for television.
From Los Angeles Times
Once the book delves into Mars itself, it really starts to hum.
For "In a Whisper", Bouzid also delved into her own family history, filming in her late grandmother's house in the Tunisian city of Sousse.
From Barron's
Both camps were reluctant to really delve into the off-field narratives.
From BBC
Some other topics we delved into include the rise of reverse recruiting, seeing the City of Love on a budget and real-world money lessons in the classroom.
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