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      • verb (used without object), delved, delv·ing. to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate: to delve into the issue of prison reform.
  1. verb (mainly intr; often foll by in or into) 1. to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc) he delved in the Bible for quotations. 2. to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc) 3. (esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc) 4. (also tr) archaic or dialect.

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      4 senses: 1. to inquire or research deeply or intensively...

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  3. Delve definition: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate. See examples of DELVE used in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. DELVE definition: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.

  6. The verb delve means to dig into, loosen, or investigate. She delved into her family's history and discovered an inventor, a checkers champion, and a circus equestrian in her ancestry.

  7. DELVE meaning: 1. to reach into something or under the surface of something trying find an object: 2. to examine…. Learn more.

  8. Definition of delve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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