Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. He'd had no experience of teaching, but he plunged in nonetheless.

    Він не мав жодного досвіду у викладанні, але все одно цим зайнявся. — uaspeaker

    ruУ него не было никакого опыта в преподавании, но он всё равно этим занялся. — Hellerick

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  2. Once again the road was plunged in darkness.

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  3. Sudan is plunging in yet another civil war.

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  4. The cost of natural gas, wind and solar power have plunged in the last decade or so.

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  5. Do you suppose me so foolish, that I cannot walk by a young lady's side without plunging headlong in love with her?

    deHalten Sie mich für so töricht, dass ich nicht an der Seite einer jungen Dame dahinschreiten kann, ohne mich Hals über Kopf in sie zu verlieben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

plunges in, plunging in, plunged in, plunged in
Base formplunge in · to plunge in
3rd person singularplunges in
Present participleplunging in
Past simpleplunged in
Past participleplunged in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplunge in
he, she, itplunges in

Past simpleLesson

all personsplunged in

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill plunge in

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
dive inplunge into

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plunderplungeC1plungerpluralA2pluralism
plunge in — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto