dive
/ˈdiːveɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.12 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
verb
To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.
Example Sentences
- "He dove in the water to save her."
- "It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them."
- "to dive into home plate"
- "[the Hammersmith & City at Paddington]: There it dived underground, eventually enabling its train services to run over, and be entangled with, the easterly extensions of the Metropolitan and the District."
- "She dove right in and started making improvements."
- "To dive an infant either thrice or but once in Baptism"
Etymology
From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.
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Inflected Forms
dives (present, singular)
diving (participle, present)
dived (past)
dove (Canada, US)
dived (participle, past)
doven (nonstandard, participle)
diven (nonstandard, participle)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
dived (first person, past)
divest (archaic, present)
dived (past, second person)