dive
Third Person
dives
Present Participle
diving
Past Tense
dove
Past Participle
dived
1
to jump into water, usually hands and head first
- He is going to dive into the sea from the boat.
- She dived off the diving board with grace.
- The lifeguard warned him not to dive in the shallow end of the pool.
- The penguins dived into the icy water for food.
2
(of an aircraft or a bird) to descend steeply in the air
- The eagle soared high in the sky before deciding to dive swiftly to catch its prey.
- Spotting a school of fish below, the dolphin dove gracefully into the water.
- The stunt pilot thrilled the audience by making the airplane dive and soar in rapid succession.
- The spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and began to dive towards its landing site.