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Definition of Delve

Delve

  1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
  2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
  3. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.
  4. A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.

Delve Quotations

No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.
P. J. O'Rourke

My career is there for everyone to see and delve into.
Cat Stevens

With photography a new language has been created. Now for the first time it is possible to express reality by reality. We can look at an impression as long as we wish, we can delve into it and, so to speak, renew past experiences at will.
Ernst Haas

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.
Harlan Coben

I actually think it's harder to play vulnerability, because you're having to delve deeper into portions of your own psyche, what it is that makes you human.
Ron Perlman
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Delve Translations

delve in German is erforschen
delve in Italian is indagare

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