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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A 2025 report by the American Credit Union Mortgage Association, a national nonprofit trade group, delved into these application figures and concluded that credit unions reported significantly lower denial rates than other lenders.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gibney's documentaries have often delved into powerful groups, including the Church of Scientology, the Enron corporation and Israel-Iran spy wars in "Zero Days."
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Podcasts initially started as audio only, but over the years, have delved into showing video too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
WSJ delved into the unraveling of an investing powerhouse that primarily bought stocks in the AI trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even then he said nothing that made any real sense, shoving Matthias to one side as he delved through old parchments and manuscripts, scattering books left and right.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
