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Delve — For the radio show, see Delve Special. Delve … Wikipedia
Delve Special — was a UK BBC Radio 4 comedy starring Stephen Fry as investigative reporter David Lander. It ran for four series from 1984 to 1987, each series being four episodes long. It was written by Tony Sarchet and produced by Paul Mayhew Archer. The first… … Wikipedia
delve — [delv] v [: Old English; Origin: delfan [i] to dig ] 1.) to try to find more information about someone or something delve into ▪ research that delves deeply into this issue 2.) [always + adverb/preposition] to search for something by putting your … Dictionary of contemporary English
delve — I verb ask for, burrow, carry on intensive research, conduct an inquiry, dig down into, dig into, examine, explore, fathom, ferret out, fodere, follow the trail, go deep into, go in pursuit of, go in search of, go through, hold an inquiry, hunt… … Law dictionary
delve — [ delv ] verb intransitive 1. ) to look for information by searching through something thoroughly: This biography delves deep into the artist s private life. 2. ) to search for something in a bag, pocket, etc.: Frank delved into his pocket and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delve — ► VERB 1) reach inside a receptacle and search for something. 2) research intensively into something. 3) literary dig or excavate. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
delve — [delv] vi. delved, delving [ME delven < OE delfan, to dig, akin to OHG (bi)telban, Du delven < IE base * dhelbh , to dig out > Czech dlubu, to hollow out] 1. [Now Dial., Chiefly Brit.] to dig with a spade 2. to investigate for… … English World dictionary
delve — verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to search for something by putting your hand deeply into a bag, container etc: delve in/among/between etc: Hank delved in his pockets for some change. 2 poetic to dig delve into phrasal verb (T) to try to find more… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
delve — UK [delv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms delve : present tense I/you/we/they delve he/she/it delves present participle delving past tense delved past participle delved 1) to look for information by searching through something thoroughly This … English dictionary
delve — 1. verb /dɛlv/ a) To dig the ground, especially with a shovel. I got a spade from the tool house, and began to delve with all my might it scraped the coffin; I fell to work with my hands; the wood commenced cracking about the screws; I was on the … Wiktionary
