delve
Third Person
delves
Present Participle
delving
Past Tense
delved
Past Participle
delved
1
to dig into the ground, turning, loosening, or removing soil
- Archaeologists delve into the soil to uncover ancient artifacts.
- Miners delve deep into the ground in search of valuable minerals.
- Children may delve into the sand to discover hidden treasures.
- The farmers delved into the soil, turning it over to plant new crops.
- He delved into the soil, searching for buried treasure.
2
to search something to find or discover something
- The historian delved into ancient texts and manuscripts, seeking to uncover lost secrets of the past.
- The detective frequently delves into cold cases to uncover new leads.
- She is currently delving into research papers to find relevant sources for her thesis.
- They recently delved into the archives to find historical documents.
- The archeologists recently delved into the excavation site to uncover ancient artifacts.