delve into
to investigate
TRANSLATION
delve = sich in etwas hinein vertiefen, sich eingehend mit etwas befassen --- GOOGLE INDEX delve: approximately 4,700,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
DELVING Deep into Britain's Past
(BBC - News Headline)
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John Dee, a scholar who excelled in science and maths, DELVED into early Welsh history to identify a common identity for the Welsh and the English.
(BBC News)
(BBC - News Headline)
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John Dee, a scholar who excelled in science and maths, DELVED into early Welsh history to identify a common identity for the Welsh and the English.
(BBC News)
Did you
know?
delve
verb
- to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Delve, which is frequently used together with the preposition "into," stems from the Old English "delfan," meaning to dig. Although the original definition refers to searching for something, today it is also commonly used in the sense of going into more details about a subject (President Obama will delve into health-care specifics in a highly anticipated speech to the U.S. Congress) or becoming more active or involved in something (Local companies delve into sensor technology).
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WORD TRIVIA
Delftware is a type of blue and white glazed earthenware, or pottery, that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name derives from Delft, a city in the Netherlands where much of this pottery was once made, although the English also produced Delftware in places such as Bristol and Liverpool. The name Delft comes from the main canal, or "delf" that runs through the city. Delf is the Dutch word for "ditch, canal," which is related to the Old English "delfan" and the modern "delve."
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SYNONYMS
burrow, dig, dig into, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out, go into, investigate, look into, probe, research, rummage, scoop out, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, trowel, turn inside out, unearth
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Before a job interview, delve into the company's background so that they know you are well-informed."
verb
- to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Delve, which is frequently used together with the preposition "into," stems from the Old English "delfan," meaning to dig. Although the original definition refers to searching for something, today it is also commonly used in the sense of going into more details about a subject (President Obama will delve into health-care specifics in a highly anticipated speech to the U.S. Congress) or becoming more active or involved in something (Local companies delve into sensor technology).
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WORD TRIVIA
Delftware is a type of blue and white glazed earthenware, or pottery, that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name derives from Delft, a city in the Netherlands where much of this pottery was once made, although the English also produced Delftware in places such as Bristol and Liverpool. The name Delft comes from the main canal, or "delf" that runs through the city. Delf is the Dutch word for "ditch, canal," which is related to the Old English "delfan" and the modern "delve."
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SYNONYMS
burrow, dig, dig into, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out, go into, investigate, look into, probe, research, rummage, scoop out, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, trowel, turn inside out, unearth
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Before a job interview, delve into the company's background so that they know you are well-informed."
