Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.

    Don't just get a toe wet; dive in and create your first entry.

    The new project at work is so exciting - I want to dive right in.

Examples

13 sentences

  1. It's dangerous to dive in shallow water.

    ruНа мелководье опасно нырять. — Selena777

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  2. Let's dive in.

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Tom drowned while skin diving in Australia.

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  4. Diving in caves is extremely dangerous.

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  5. Pat stripped off his clothes and dived in.

    Zifre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

dives in, diving in, dived in, dived in
Base formdive in · to dive in
3rd person singulardives in
Present participlediving in
Past simpledived in / dove in
Past participledived in

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydive in
he, she, itdives in

Past simpleLesson

all personsdived in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dived in
he, she, ithas dived in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dive in

Synonyms

1 synonyms
plunge in

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
diurnaldivadiveB1diverB1divergeC1divergentC1
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