Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, literary)A pit or den.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I did not delve into those subtleties.

    ruЯ в эти тонкости не вникал. — marafon

    deIch habe mich mit diesen Feinheiten nicht eingehend befasst. — Yorwba

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  2. Tom has been delving into black magic.

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  3. A variety of films delve into such themes.

    deAllerlei Filme vertiefen sich in solche Themen. — Waldelfe

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  4. The author delved into a new writing project.

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  5. I delved into the world of video games.

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Origin

From Middle English delve, delf, dælf, from Old English delf, ġedelf (“digging”) and dælf

From Middle English delve, delf, dælf, from Old English delf, ġedelf (“digging”) and dælf (“that which is dug out, delf, ditch”). More at delf.

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Forms

plural: delves
Singulardelve
Pluraldelves

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstonedelf

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
delusionaldeluxedemagoguedemagoguerydemandB1

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