dive - dived or dove - dived

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• dive — /duyv/, v., dived or dove, dived, diving, n. v.i. 1. to plunge into water, esp. headfirst. 2. to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine. 3. to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets …   Universalium

• dive — [[t]daɪv[/t]] v. dived dove, dived, div•ing, 1) to plunge into water, esp. headfirst 2) to submerge, as a submarine 3) to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets[/ex] 4) aer. (of an airplane)… …   From formal English to slang

• dive — 1. verb 1) they dived into the clear water the plane was diving toward the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, jump head first, bellyflop; plummet, fall, drop, pitch, dive bomb 2) the islanders dive for oysters Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Dived — Dive Dive, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a relic of the AS. strong forms de[ a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr. d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dive — Dive, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a relic of the AS. strong forms de[ a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr. d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dive — Ⅰ. dive UK US /daɪv/ verb [I] (dived, US also dove, dived) ► to suddenly become less valuable: »Shares prices dived 3.5% today to a three month closing low. »Pre tax profits dove almost 60% to $105m against $245m in the same period last year. Ⅱ.… …   Financial and business terms

• Dove — Dive Dive, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a relic of the AS. strong forms de[ a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr. d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dive — verb. In BrE the standard past tense is dived: • I dived into bed fully clothed and slept for five hours weblog, 2001 [OEC]. In the 19c dove occurred in British and American dialect use and it remains a regular use alongside dived in northern… …   Modern English usage

• dive — [dīv] vi. dived or dove, dived, diving [ME diven < OE dyfan, to immerse, caus. of dufan, to dive, akin to ON dȳfa, to plunge, dūfa, a wave < IE base * dheup , DEEP] 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. to go underwater; submerge, as a… …   English World dictionary

• dive — ► VERB (past and past part. dived; US also dove) 1) plunge head first and with arms outstretched into water. 2) go to a deeper level in water. 3) swim under water using breathing equipment. 4) plunge steeply downwards through the air. 5) move… …   English terms dictionary

• dive — I. verb (dived or dove; dived; also dove; diving) Etymology: Middle English diven, duven, from Old English dȳfan to dip & dūfan to dive; akin to Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary