Sports / A2

DYV/daɪv/

Dive means jump head first into water, or swim down under it: dive into the pool, dive for the ball (sport), a dive (noun). Dived is the usual British past tense; dove is American. Dip is a quick gentle put-in. Do not mix with divide (split). Check the depth before you dive.

Meaning

To jump into water with your head first, or to swim underwater.

Examples

• “She dived into the pool from the side.”
• “No diving in the shallow end.”
• “She dived under the wave and came up laughing.”

Good to know

dive into + water. British past: dived. Mix-up: divide. Safety: not in the shallow end.

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