2. Verb. (past participle of dive) (gloss jump head-first) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dived
1. dive [v] - See also: dive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dived
Literary usage of Dived
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Usage: Studies in the History and Uses of English Words and Phrases by John Lesslie Hall (1917)
"dived is certainly supreme in polite society and in literature, but dove has
great vitality in "popular talk. ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Dove for dived. 1806 lie dure down in 6| feet of water, and brought up the child
apparently dead. ..."
3. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"... dived Down into Subterranean Abodes—Continued in Hiding Throughout Nero's
Reign—Devotion for Each Other— The ..."
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