"plunge in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-plunge in.ogg Forms: plunges in [present, singular, third-person], plunging in [participle, present], plunged in [participle, past], plunged in [past]
Rhymes: -ɪn Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plunge in (third-person singular simple present plunges in, present participle plunging in, simple past and past participle plunged in)
  1. (idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: dive in, plunge into

Inflected forms

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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "plunging in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plunged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plunged in",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
      "id": "en-plunge_in-en-verb-5ia5Yzzj",
      "links": [
        [
          "endeavor",
          "endeavor"
        ],
        [
          "enthusiastically",
          "enthusiastically"
        ],
        [
          "wholeheartedly",
          "wholeheartedly"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "dive in"
        },
        {
          "word": "plunge into"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-au-plunge_in.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plunge in"
}
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    {
      "form": "plunges in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plunging in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plunged in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plunged in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "English verbs",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪn",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪn/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "endeavor",
          "endeavor"
        ],
        [
          "enthusiastically",
          "enthusiastically"
        ],
        [
          "wholeheartedly",
          "wholeheartedly"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dive in"
    },
    {
      "word": "plunge into"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plunge in"
}

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