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1. : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade. delved into her handbag in search of a pen. 2. a. : to make a careful or detailed search for information. delved into the past. b. : to examine a subject in detail.
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DELVE definition: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.
1. to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate. to delve into the issue of prison reform. 2. archaic. to dig, as with a spade. transitive verb. 3. archaic. to dig; excavate. SYNONYMS 1. research, inquire, probe, examine, explore.
DELVE meaning: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.
Delve definition: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate. See examples of DELVE used in a sentence.
1. To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information: dig, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter, scout. 2. To break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool: dig, excavate, grub, scoop, shovel, spade.
There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb delve, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
