"dig into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: digs into [present, singular, third-person], digging into [participle, present], dug into [participle, past], dug into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dig<,,dug> into}} dig into (third-person singular simple present digs into, present participle digging into, simple past and past participle dug into)
  1. To research a particular subject. Translations (to research a particular subject): ровя (rovja) (Bulgarian), hrabat se (Czech), grave sig ned i (Danish), begrave sig i (Danish), kaivella (Finnish), tonkia (Finnish), se plonger (english: dans) (French), s’attaquer (à) (French), cladhaich (Scottish Gaelic), adentrarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dig_into-en-verb-eEaF9TCJ Disambiguation of 'to research a particular subject': 99 1
  2. To begin eating heartily.
    Sense id: en-dig_into-en-verb-iRAU2r2S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (into) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (into): 34 66

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dig into meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "sense": "to research a particular subject",
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "ровя"
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "hrabat se"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "grave sig ned i"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "begrave sig i"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "kaivella"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "tonkia"
    },
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "se plonger"
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "s’attaquer (à)"
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
      "word": "cladhaich"
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      "sense": "to research a particular subject",
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