ALL meanings of delve
delve
D d - verb delve If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. 4
- verb delve to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc) 4
- verb delve If you delve inside something such as a cupboard or a bag, you search inside it. 3
- verb delve to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc) 3
- verb delve (esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc) 3
- verb delve to dig or turn up (earth, a garden, etc), as with a spade 3
- intransitive verb delve to dig with a spade 3
- intransitive verb delve to investigate for information; search (into books, the past, etc.) 3
- verb transitive delve to dig or turn up (ground) 3
- noun delve a den or pit dug out 3
- verb without object delve to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate: to delve into the issue of prison reform. 1
- verb without object delve Archaic. to dig, as with a spade. 1
- verb with object delve Archaic. to dig; excavate. 1
- transitivephrasal verb delve investigate, research 1
- transitivephrasal verb delve dig, dip into sth 1
- noun delve Reach inside a receptacle and search for something. 1
- noun delve (now rare) A pit or den. 0
- verb delve (Intransitive Verb) To dig the ground, especially with a shovel. 0
- verb delve (Transitive Verb) VI To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out. 0
- verb delve (Transitive Verb) VI To dig, to excavate. 0