Meaning

11 senses
  1. (intransitive)To swim under water.

    He dove in the water to save her.

    tauchen

    ныря́тьnyrjátʹ, нырну́тьnyrnútʹ

    ниря́тиnyrjáty

    swim under water

  2. (intransitive)To jump into water head-first.

    einen Kopfsprung machen

    ныря́тьnyrjátʹ, нырну́тьnyrnútʹ

    пірна́тиpirnáty, пірну́тиpirnúty

    plunge into water

  3. (intransitive)To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

    to dive into home plate

  4. (intransitive)To descend sharply or steeply.

    drop steeply

  5. (intransitive)To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.

  6. (especially, intransitive)To undertake with enthusiasm.

    She dove right in and started making improvements.

    eintauchen, abtauchen

    погружа́тьсяpogružátʹsja, погрузи́тьсяpogruzítʹsja, уйти́ с голово́йujtí s golovój

  7. To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

    eine Schwalbe machen

    ныря́тьnyrjátʹ, симули́роватьsimulírovatʹ

  8. To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.

  9. (transitive)To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

    abtauchen

    погружа́тьсяpogružátʹsja, погрузи́тьсяpogruzítʹsja, пики́роватьpikírovatʹ

  10. (transitive)To explore by diving; to plunge into.

  11. (figuratively, intransitive)To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Examples

254 sentences
  1. Tom and I didn't go diving yesterday.

    Ми з Томом не займалися вчора дайвінгом.

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  2. How many times a year do you go scuba diving?

    Скільки разів на рік ти займаєшся дайвінгом?

    ruСколько раз в год ты ныряешь с аквалангом?

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  3. Do you know how to dive?

    Ти вмієш пірнати?

    ruТы умеешь нырять?

    deKannst du tauchen?

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  4. Tom learned to dive when he was five.

    Том навчився пірнати, коли йому було п'ять років.

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  5. Tom knows how to dive.

    Том уміє пірнати.

    ruТом умеет нырять.

    deTom kann tauchen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to swim under water:
to jump into water head-first:
Русский
By meaning 4
to swim under water:
undertake enthusiastically:
sports: imitate a foul:
to descend:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to swim under water:
to jump into water head-first:
undertake enthusiastically:
sports: imitate a foul:

Origin

From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”,

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.

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Forms

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

regular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsdived

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dive

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • go skin diving
  • skin diving
  • skin diving by
  • skin diving with
  • the diving board
  • diving by ourselves
  • diving board
  • off the diving
  • scuba diving
  • dive into the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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