delve
verb (used without object)
to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate.
delved
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past participleof delve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof delve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
delveverb (used without object)to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate.
Example Sentences
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As Amicus delved into popular constitutionalism—the process by which ordinary people shape constitutional meaning—we came across Lyle Cherneff’s work on a largely forgotten American story that captures the concept in action.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Greenspan started a consulting firm where he delved into economic and manufacturing data, a habit that would become the trademark -- he was known for poring over statistics in his bathtub.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
We delved into this topic extensively last week.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Around that time, Chambers fully delved into pursuing mastery of an art form buried under a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Each day they delved more deeply into the secrets of the “castle,” and each day turned up additional evidence that Holmes was something far worse than even Geyer’s macabre discoveries indicated.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
