dig into

English

Verb

dig into (third-person singular simple present digs into, present participle digging into, simple past and past participle dug into)

1. To research a particular subject.

   She is going to dig into Egyptian basket-weaving this semester.

2. To begin eating heartily.

   Bobby really dug into his potatoes.

Translations

to research a particular subject

• Bulgarian: ровя (bg) (rovja)
• Czech: hrabat (cs) se
• Danish: grave sig ned i, begrave sig i
• Finnish: kaivella (fi), tonkia (fi)
• French: se plonger (fr) (dans), s’attaquer (fr) (à)
• Scottish Gaelic: cladhaich
• Spanish: adentrarse (es)

Anagrams

• doing it, doiting