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Added 9 October 2026

dive

/daɪv/ noun

In Latin: urinor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall.
A headlong plunge into water.
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft.

verb

Drop steeply.
the stock market plunged
Plunge into water.
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
Swim under water.
the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells

Origin

From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.

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