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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Delf \Delf\ (d[e^]lf), n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See
     Delve.]
     A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft,
     and delve.] [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins
           or machines could . . . keep them dry.   --Ray.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Delving.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury,
     D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf.
     Delf a mine.]
     1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I can not delve him to the root.      --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Delve \Delve\, v. i.
     To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as
     a drudge.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Delve may I not: I shame to beg.         --Wyclif (Luke
                                                    xvi. 3).
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Delve \Delve\, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.]
     A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Which to that shady delve him brought at last.
     --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The very tigers from their delves
           Look out.                                --Moore.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Delf \Delf\, n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See Delve.]
     A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft,
     and delve.] [Obs.]
  
           The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins
           or machines could . . . keep them dry.   --Ray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Delve \Delve\, n. [See Delve, v. t., and cf. Delf a mine.]
     A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
  
           Which to that shady delve him brought at last.
     --Spenser.
  
           The very tigers from their delves Look out. --Moore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Delving.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury,
     D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf.
     Delf a mine.]
     1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
  
              Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.
  
              I can not delve him to the root.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Delve \Delve\, v. i.
     To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as
     a drudge.
  
           Delve may I not: I shame to beg.         --Wyclif (Luke
                                                    xvi. 3).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  delve
       v : turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over
           the soil for aeration" [syn: dig, cut into, turn
           over]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αναδιφώ, ερευνώ, ψάχνω να βρω κάτι μέσα σε ένα δοχείο, συρτάρι,
  τσάντα κ.λπ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm delven)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm delf)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a
  shovel.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for
  information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
     n.
     (lb en now rare) A pit or den.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Delve
     n.
     (surname en from=Old English).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  delve
     Englanti vb.
     ''~ into'' kaivaa, kaivella

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Delve /dˈɛlv/
  إحفر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  delve //dɛlv// 
  1. копая
  to dig in the ground
  2. ровя се
  to search carefully for information

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  zabořit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  prohlubeň

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  ponořit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  
  αναζητώ, ψάχνω, ερευνώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  delve //dɛlv// 
  1. kaivaa
  to dig in the ground
  2. paneutua, penkoa, tutkia
  to search carefully for information

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/ 
  1. खूब छानबीन करना
        "The police team delved deeply into the murder case ."
        "He delued into his bag to find the glasses."
        "He delved in his bag for a pen. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  prekapati, rupčaga

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  1. üreg
  2. mélyedés
  3. barlang

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  delve //dɛlv// 
  ほる
  to dig in the ground

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  delve //dɛlv// 
  grave
  to dig in the ground

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  delve /delv/ 
   1.  wgłębiać się (into - w)
   2.  przekopywać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  delve //dɛlv// 
  gräva
  to dig in the ground

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  delve /dˈɛlv/
  1. araştırmak, bellemek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdɛɫv/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "delve":
     backset, beat the bushes, bore, burrow, cavity, cultivate, culture,
     cut, dig, dig out, dike, dredge, dress, drill, drive, excavate,
     explore, fallow, fertilize, forage, force, frisk, furrow,
     go through, gouge, gouge out, groove, grub, harrow, hoe, hollow,
     hunt, list, look around, look round, look through, lower, mine,
     mulch, nose around, plow, pocket, poke, poke around, prune, pry,
     quarry, rake, research, root, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble,
     scrape, scratch, search, search through, shovel, sink,
     smell around, spade, thin, thin out, till, till the soil, trench,
     trough, tunnel, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum, void, weed, weed out,
     work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 探究,查考;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 探究,查考
     n. 坑,穴

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