English

Verb
en-verb|dives|diving| dived or dove|dived or dove

1. To swim under water.
2. To jump into water head-first.
3. To descend sharply or steeply.
4. (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.

#: She dove right in and started making improvements.

1. sport To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised
2. To cause to descend, dunk

Usage notes
The past tense dove is found chiefly in North American English, where it is used alongside the regular (and earlier) dived, with regional variations; in British English dived is the standard past tense, dove existing only in some dialects. As a past participle, dove is relatively rare. (Cf. Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary; The American Heritage Dictionary; The Cambridge Guide to English Usage)

Etymology
rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3
From merged meanings of Old English weak verb dyfan and strong verb dufan

Related terms
scuba diving
duck dive

Translations
trans-top|to swim under water
Dutch: duiken (1), onderwaterzwemmen (1)
Finnish: sukeltaa
Esperanto: plon�i (1), subakvi�i (1)
German: tauchen (1)
Hebrew: �צ��� (litzlol)
Arabic: �غ�ص
trans-mid
Japanese�� (���, moguru)
Korean: 무�맥�|무�맥��� (mujamaegjil-hada)
Portuguese: mergulhar
Spanish: bucear
Swedish: dyka
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trans-top|jump into water
Dutch: duiken
Esperanto: plon�i
Finnish: sukeltaa
French: plonger
German: ins Wasser springen
Arabic: ���ز ا�� ا��اء
trans-mid
Japanese: ��込� (����, tobikomu)
Portuguese: mergulhar
Russian: ����
Spanish: hacer un clavado
Swedish: dyka
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trans-top|to descend
Dutch: duiken, een duikvlucht maken
Esperanto: plon�i
German: abtauchen
Hebrew: �צ��� (litzlol)
trans-mid
Russian: пог��жа����
Swedish: dyka
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trans-top|undertake enthusiastically
Russian: пог��жа����, �й�и � головой idiom
trans-mid
Swedish: dyka (in)
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trans-top|Imitate a foul
German: eine Schwalbe vortäuschen
Hebrew: �צ��� (litzlol)
trans-mid
Swedish: filma
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Ido: plunjar
Indonesian:selam, selam|menyelam, selam|menyelami, terjun

Noun
en-noun

1. countable A jump or plunge into water.
2. countable A swim under water.
3. countable A decline.
4. countable slang A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
5. aviation fast|Fast descend with the nose of a craft pointed down.

Related terms
divebomb
nosedive

Translations
trans-top|a jump into water
trans-mid
Spanish: clavado
Swedish: dyk n
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trans-top|a swim under water
German: Tauchen n
Hebrew: צ���� (tzlila) f
Korean: 무�맥� (mujamaegjil), �� (�水, �水, jamsu)
trans-mid
Spanish: buceo
Swedish: dyk n
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trans-top|a decline
trans-mid
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trans-top|seedy bar
trans-mid
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trans-top|aviation
Hebrew: צ���� (tzlila) f
trans-mid
Russian: пике n
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Noun
dive

1. plural of|diva

Etymology
See diva

Category:English irregular verbs

Italian

Noun
dive f p

1. Plural of diva.

Category:Swimming

de:dive
fa:dive
fr:dive
ko:dive
io:dive
id:dive
it:dive
ja:dive
pl:dive
pt:dive
ru:dive
fi:dive
te:dive
vi:dive
uk:dive
zh:dive

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