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Delve — Delve, n. [See {Delve}, v. t., and cf. {Delf} a mine.] A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave. [1913 Webster] Which to that shady delve him brought at last. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The very tigers from their delves Look out. Moore. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delve — Delvev. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delving}.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury, D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf. {Delf} a mine.] 1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delve — Delve, v. i. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge. [1913 Webster] Delve may I not: I shame to beg. Wyclif (Luke xvi. 3). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delve Special — was a UK BBC Radio 4 comedy starring Stephen Fry as investigative reporter David Lander. It ran for four series from 1984 to 1987, each series being four episodes long. It was written by Tony Sarchet and produced by Paul Mayhew Archer. The first… … Wikipedia
delve — [delv] v [: Old English; Origin: delfan [i] to dig ] 1.) to try to find more information about someone or something delve into ▪ research that delves deeply into this issue 2.) [always + adverb/preposition] to search for something by putting your … Dictionary of contemporary English
delve into something — ˌdelve ˈinto sth derived to try hard to find out more information about sth • She had started to delve into her father s distant past. Main entry: ↑delvederived … Useful english dictionary
delve — I verb ask for, burrow, carry on intensive research, conduct an inquiry, dig down into, dig into, examine, explore, fathom, ferret out, fodere, follow the trail, go deep into, go in pursuit of, go in search of, go through, hold an inquiry, hunt… … Law dictionary
delve for — index hunt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
delve into — index analyze, canvass, examine (study), inquire, investigate, peruse, probe, research … Law dictionary
delve — [ 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delve — O.E. delfan to dig (class III strong verb; past tense dealf, pp. dolfen), common W.Gmc. verb (Cf. O.S. delban, Du. delven, M.H.G. telben to dig ), from PIE root *dhelbh (Cf. Lith. delba crowbar, Rus. dolbit , Czech dlabati, Pol … Etymology dictionary
