Delve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaɪvət/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛlv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛlv/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈaɪvət/.

Examples

Dig we must
turn over the soil for aeration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut into dig turn over

Parts of Speech

verb	turn up, loosen, or remove earth “Dig we must”

Word Forms

dig	noun	the site of an archeological exploration
digger	noun	a machine for excavating
digging	noun	the act of digging

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vertiefen

Erde aufdrehen, lockern oder entfernen

🇫🇷French

creuser

remonter, desserrer ou enlever la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

ahondar

levantar, aflojar o quitar tierra

🇮🇹Italian

approfondire

alzare, allentare o rimuovere la terra

🇳🇱Dutch

graven

aarde optillen, losmaken of verwijderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aprofundar

levante, afrouxe ou remova a terra

🇷🇺Russian

копаться

перевернуть, разрыхлить или удалить землю

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तल्लीन

मिट्टी को ऊपर उठाना, ढीला करना या हटाना

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆராயுங்கள்

பூமியை உயர்த்தவும், தளர்த்தவும் அல்லது அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిశోధించు

భూమిని పైకి తిప్పండి, విప్పండి లేదా తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोधणे

पृथ्वी चालू करा, सोडवा किंवा काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધવું

પૃથ્વીને ચાલુ કરો, છોડો અથવા દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸು

ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸಿ, ಸಡಿಲಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്വേഷിക്കുക

ഭൂമി മുകളിലേക്ക് തിരിക്കുക, അഴിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钻研

翻起、松开或移除泥土

🇯🇵Japanese

掘り下げる

土をひっくり返す、ゆるめる、または取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

동굴

흙을 올리거나, 풀거나, 제거하세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đào sâu

bật lên, nới lỏng hoặc loại bỏ trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

เจาะลึก

พลิกขึ้น คลาย หรือเอาดินออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggali

muncul, kendurkan, atau singkirkan tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

bungkalin

itaas, paluwagin, o alisin ang lupa

🇲🇾Malay

mendalami

angkat, longgarkan atau keluarkan tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخوض

قم برفع الأرض أو فكها أو إزالتها

🇮🇷Persian

کنده کردن

زمین را بچرخانید، شل کنید یا بردارید

🇹🇷Turkish

araştırmak

toprağı açın, gevşetin veya çıkarın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַמֵק

להעלות, לשחרר או להסיר אדמה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'delve'?

The primary meaning of 'delve' is 'turn up, loosen, or remove earth'.

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Using 'delve' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'delve' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'delve' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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