Past tense of delve
regular verb
The past tense of delve is delved. The past participle is also delved.
Forms of delve
| Base form (V1) | delve /dɛlv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | delved /dɛlvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | delved /dɛlvd/ |
| Present participle | delving /ˈdɛlvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | delves /dɛlvz/ |
Delved in a sentence
- With a grunt that rejected a disgraceful admission of poverty, Bradly delved up a shilling and a sixpence and showed them to her.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 209
- The Dwarves tell no tale; but even as mithril was the foundation of their wealth, so also it was their destruction: they delved too greedily and too deep, and disturbed that from which they fled, Durin’s Bane.1954, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, London: George Allen &...
- I delved the abyssal profundities of Neptune's realm.From the entry profundity
- Daly came, delved into the old girl's inner works, and had her working in jig time.1917 June 29, Les Enfant, “The Trials of Commuter Jones—a Would-Be Pumber”, in Metal Worker, Pumber, and Steam Fitter, volume 87, number…. From the entry girl
- The YouTuber delved deeper into his goals, claiming: "I want to do sweaty, try hard FPS gaming from the toilet."2022 August 3, Terry Oh, “YouTuber turns toilet into gaming PC for when duty calls”, in Dexerto. From the entry sweaty
Meaning of delve
- verb To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- verb To dig; to excavate.
- verb To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out.
Questions about the past tense of delve
- What is the past tense of delve?
- The past tense of delve is delved.
- What is the past participle of delve?
- The past participle of delve is delved.
- Is delve a regular or irregular verb?
- Delve is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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