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 I delved into the issue, I had to change staff around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
Dowden also turned detective in the episode and delved into why her great-aunt was shot in 1888.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Peasants’ Revolt in the 1380s had as one of its slogans an appeal to Biblical authority: “When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the Gentleman?”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
