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delve

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /dɛlv/ · UK /delv/

delve means: To search carefully for information or study a subject in detail.

verb

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To search carefully for information or study a subject in detail.

  • We delved into the records.
  • The reporter is delving into the company’s past.
  • You will need to delve deeper to find the answer.

How to use it: delve into something (The book delves into the history of the town.); delve through something (She delved through old records to find her family name.)

Similar words: investigate, explore, research

Common phrases: delve into something, delve deeper, delve through records

Questions about delve

What does delve mean?

To search carefully for information or study a subject in detail.

What is delve in other languages?

Türkçe: derinlemesine araştırmak · Español: indagar · Français: approfondir · Deutsch: erforschen · Italiano: approfondire · 日本語: 詳しく調べる

How do you pronounce delve?

In American English /dɛlv/; in British English /delv/.

How do you use delve in a sentence?

We delved into the records. The reporter is delving into the company’s past.

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