delve

1. To search deeply and laboriously: delved into the court records.
2. To dig the ground, as with a spade.

[Middle English delven, to dig, from Old English delfan.]

verb

1. To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information: dig, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter, scout. See investigate.
2. To break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool: dig, excavate, grub, scoop, shovel, spade. See enter/exit.

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  Synonyms: dig, cut into, turn over

Delve
Delve
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Dithmarschen
Municipal assoc.	KLG Eider
Mayor	Ernst Tiessen
Basic statistics
Area	15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m  (16 ft)
Population	730  (31 December 2006)
- Density	46 /km2 (119 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HEI
Postal code	25788
Area codes	04803, 04836
Website	www.amt-hennstedt.de
Location of Delve within Dithmarschen district
Coordinates: 54°18′10″N 9°15′3″E / 54.30278°N 9.25083°E / 54.30278; 9.25083

Delve is a municipality belonging to the Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eider in the district Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany.

The municipality covers an area of 15.85 km². Of the total population of 734, 364 are male, and 374 are female (Dec 31, 2004). The population density of the community is 46 inhabitants per km².

Delve

External links

• (German) www.delve.de

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - grave, dykke, granske, kulegrave
v. tr. - grave

idioms:

• delve into    fordybe sig i

Nederlands (Dutch)
delven, speuren/neuzen

Français (French)
v. intr. - fouiller dans, approfondir (un sujet), examiner, bêcher, creuser dans (un fossé)
v. tr. - fouiller dans, creuser

idioms:

• delve into    fouiller dans

Deutsch (German)
v. - forschen, graben

idioms:

• delve into    graben in

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ανα)σκάπτω, ανασκαλεύω

idioms:

• delve into    εντρυφώ, εγκύπτω σε

Italiano (Italian)
scavare

idioms:

• delve into    approfondire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - penetrar, investigar

idioms:

• delve into    aprofundar

Русский (Russian)
расследовать, рыть

idioms:

• delve into    копаться в

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - explorar, cavar, recopilar extensivamente
v. tr. - excavar

idioms:

• delve into    ahondar, escarbar en, hurgar en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gräva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
探究, 钻研, 挖, 掘, 搜索, 刨

idioms:

• delve into    深入...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 探究, 鑽研, 挖, 掘, 搜索
v. tr. - 挖, 掘, 刨

idioms:

• delve into    深入...

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (기록 등을) 연구하다, (도로 등이) 아래로 급격히 기울어지다
v. tr. - 파다

idioms:

• delve into    깊이 탐구하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 掘る, 探求する

idioms:

• delve into    探究する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقب عن معلومات, يفتش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮צלל, התעמק‬
v. tr. - ‮צלל, התעמק‬

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