dive in/dive into sth
— phrasal verb with dive /daɪv/ verb (dived or US also dove, dive or US also dove)Definition
C2 to start doing something suddenly and energetically, often without stopping to think: If neighbouring countries are having a war, you can't just dive in.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of dive in/dive into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Starting and beginning, but you might be interested in these topics from the Order and sequence topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
-
diurnal adjective
-
div noun
-
diva noun
-
Divali noun
-
divan noun
- dive in/dive into sth phrasal verb
-
dive noun (INTO WATER)
-
dive noun (LOSS)
-
dive noun (PLACE)
-
dive noun (QUICK MOVEMENT)
-
dive verb (BECOME LESS)
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become verb (BE)
- begin verb (START TO HAPPEN)
- branch out phrasal verb
- break into sth phrasal verb
- develop verb (START)
- get weaving idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- go into sth phrasal verb (START)
- grow verb (BECOME)
- half-cock adjective
- here goes! idiom
- pilot verb (INTRODUCE)
- sail in phrasal verb
- set the wheels in motion idiom
- spring to life idiom
- start on sth phrasal verb
- start out phrasal verb
- start/set/get the ball rolling idiom
Topic:
Starting and beginning
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
