- 1[intransitive] dive (from/off something) (into something) dive (in) to jump into water with your head and arms going in first We dove into the river to cool off. He dove off the bridge. Sam walked to the deep end of the pool and dove in.
underwater - 2go diving [intransitive] to swim underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things to dive for pearls The main purpose of his vacation to Greece was to go diving. see diving
- 3[intransitive] to go to a deeper level underwater The submarine dived to avoid being seen. The whale dove as the harpoon struck it. of birds/aircraft
- 4[intransitive] to go steeply down through the air The seagulls soared then dived. The plane dove down to attack. see nosedive of prices
- 5[intransitive] to fall suddenly synonym plunge The share price dove from 49 cents to an all-time low of 40 cents. move/jump/fall
- 6[intransitive] (informal) to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid something, to try to catch a ball, etc. dive for something We heard an explosion and dove for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected). The goalie dove for the ball, but missed it. + adv./prep. It started to rain so we dove into the nearest store.
- 7[intransitive] (in soccer, field hockey, etc.) to fall deliberately when someone tackles you, so that the referee awards a foul Phrasal Verbsdive indive into
dive
verbNAmE//daɪv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dive he / she / it dives
past simple dived
dove
past participle dived
-ing form diving
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