diven
/ˈdɪ.vən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "It is for our happineſs, that the wiſe have reflected on the duties of man; that the learned have diven into the ſecrets of nature; that the magiſtrate watches, and that the legiſlator prepares in deliberation protecting laws."
- "“These guys have diven – have ‘doven’ – the whole series,” Crawford told this reporter. “We’re not supposed to talk about the refs, but the league has a rule for this. It’s been a big factor in this series, the diving of [Alexei] Kovalev. He’s a gold medalist in diving.[…]”"
- "Using a variety of untapped sources—including a generous helping of unpublished manuscripts and period newspapers—the authors create a literary diorama of Missouri in 1861, […] Where other authors have scratched the surface, Piston and Hatcher have diven deep into the well to emerge with what must be considered the benchmark work on the subject."
Etymology
From dive + -en.