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How to pronounce “dive”
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Pronunciation guide for dive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- One Breath...
before that, he proceeded to flub every single dive
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To swim under water.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dive
One Breath...
before that, he proceeded to flub every single dive
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dive”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To swim under water.
- (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
- (intransitive) To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
- (intransitive) To descend sharply or steeply.
- (intransitive) To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
- (intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
- (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- (cricket) To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usally results in a wicket and appreciation.
- (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
- (transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
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