dive — to jump head first into water
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to jump head first into water
Pronunciation (IPA): /daɪv/
Korean meaning: 물속으로 뛰어들다
Korean pronunciation: **다**이브
Example Sentences
- My cat tried to dive into the fish tank but only got its whiskers wet.
- She decided to dive into learning Korean after watching K-dramas.
- The submarine dove 200 meters below the surface.
dive
VERB//daɪv//
to jump head first into water
💡 Concept
The swimmer takes a deep dive into the sparkling blue pool below.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/daɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/daɪv/
🌳Etymology
Rootdive
Origin
고대 영어 'dyfan'에서 유래되어 '담그다, 잠기다'라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다. 물속으로 들어가는 행위를 나타내는 기본적인 동사입니다.
🎵Rhyme
drivealivearrivestrivethrive
drive
alive
arrive
strive
thrive
🔗Collocations
dive into
deep dive
dive bomb
scuba dive
nose dive
dive bar
cliff dive
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat tried to dive into the fish tank but only got its whiskers wet.”
“She decided to dive into learning Korean after watching K-dramas.”
“The submarine dove 200 meters below the surface.”
😄 Fun example
“When the teacher asked who broke the window, everyone dove under their desks.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
plungejumpleapsubmergedescend
Antonyms
surfaceemergerise
Related
swimmingpoolwaterdepthsubmarine
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