"free-dive" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfriː.daɪv/ Forms: free-dives [present, singular, third-person], free-diving [participle, present], free-dived [participle, past], free-dived [past], free dive [alternative], freedive [alternative]
Etymology: A back-formation from free-diving. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|free-diving|nocap=1}} back-formation from free-diving Head templates: {{en-verb}} free-dive (third-person singular simple present free-dives, present participle free-diving, simple past and past participle free-dived)
  1. (intransitive) To stay underwater without the assistance of a breathing apparatus or supplemental oxygen. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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