delved into (verb)

  • 1delve — verb 1) she delved into her pocket Syn: rummage (around/about) in, search, hunt in, scrabble around in, root around/about in, ferret (about/around) in, fish about/around in, dig into/in; go through, rifle through 2) we must delve into the matter… …

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  • 2delve — [[t]de̱lv[/t]] delves, delving, delved 1) VERB If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. [V into n] Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother s past... [V adv] When you delve a bit deeper, you… …

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  • 3delve — I. verb (delved; delving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English delfan; akin to Old High German telban to dig Date: before 12th century transitive verb archaic excavate intransitive verb 1. to dig or labor with or as if with a spade …

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  • 4delve — UK [delv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms delve : present tense I/you/we/they delve he/she/it delves present participle delving past tense delved past participle delved 1) to look for information by searching through something thoroughly This …

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  • 9delve — [ delv ] verb intransitive 1. ) to look for information by searching through something thoroughly: This biography delves deep into the artist s private life. 2. ) to search for something in a bag, pocket, etc.: Frank delved into his pocket and… …

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  • 10delve — verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to search for something by putting your hand deeply into a bag, container etc: delve in/among/between etc: Hank delved in his pockets for some change. 2 poetic to dig delve into phrasal verb (T) to try to find more… …

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