"plunge in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-plunge in.ogg [Australia] 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
    Sense id: en-plunge_in-en-verb-5ia5Yzzj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for plunge in meaning in English (1.6kB)

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    {
      "form": "plunged in",
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    },
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        "To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
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        "(idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
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        }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "(idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, though possibly without experience."
      ],
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