Words / A2

DIG/dɪɡ/

Dig means move earth to make a hole: dig a hole, dig the garden, dig for treasure. Dug is the past. Fig is a fruit. Big is size. Do not write dig when you mean dug as if it were the present, or fig.

Meaning

To make a hole in the ground by moving earth.

Examples

• “They had to dig a hole for the tent pegs on the campsite.”
• “Please do not dig on the beach where the ropes are.”
• “They had to dig snow away from the hostel door.”

Good to know

dig a hole / dig the garden. Past: dug. Mix-up: fig.

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