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dive

 
 
/daɪv/ verb [I] (past tense and past participle dived, also US dove, past participle dived)

Translation

JUMP IN to jump into water with your head and arms going in first
suya dalmak/atlamak
He dived off the side of the boat into the sea.401
SWIM to swim under water, usually with breathing equipment
su altında dalmak, tüple dalmak
401
dive into/over/under, etc to move somewhere quickly
bir yere hızlıca hareket etmek/girmek/saklanmak/gizlenmek/sokulmak
He heard footsteps and dived under the table.1613
FLY to fly down through the air very quickly
havada dalış yapmak
Suddenly the plane dived to the ground.2255
VALUE If a value or price dives, it suddenly becomes less.
değeri düşmek, fiyatı düşmek/azalmak
22551811
(Definition of dive verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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