dive

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
dive

Third-person singular
dives

Past tense
dove

Past participle
dived

Present participle
diving

Plain form
dive

Third-person singular
dives

Past tense
dived

Past participle
dived

Present participle
diving

  1. (intransitive) When you dive, you go under the water, usually jumping head first.
    She dived under the water and came up blowing air.
    He dove into the pool and started swimming.
  2. (intransitive) When you dive into action, you do something with great interest.
    They dove into the work when they liked it.

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