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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dig down en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
    • It's gonna be expensive, so we'll have to dig down to pay for it.
  2. (intransitive) To find the root or base of something.
    • You have to dig down into your feelings.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, down.
    • The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm. 2025 June 25, “Network News: Public trials of Coventry's Very Light Rail system”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 10:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dug down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dug down Tense=Past lexicographic
digs down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
digging down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

dig deep