What is the abstract noun for dive?

Answer 1

Dive is a noun (dive, dives):

• a low class drinking establishment (We went into a real dive for drinks after the game)
• a jump from a diving board (His final dive was a back flip.)
• the pretense of losing a boxing match (He took a dive in the fifth round.)
• an aeroplane procedure ( The fighter plane made a low dive over the troops.)
• an underwater or Scuba expedition (Our next adventure will be a dive to see the Titanic)

Dive is also a verb (dive, dives, diving, dived, dove):

• Jumping into water (We dive off the cliff into the bay.)
• Submerging on a submarine (Dive to 180 meters now!)

Answer 2

The abstract noun form for the verb to dive is the gerund, diving.

The noun dive can be a concrete or an abstract noun, depending on use:

• The fighter plane made a low dive over the troops. (concrete)
• His final dive was a back flip. (concrete)
• He took a dive in the fifth round. (abstract)
• Let's take a dive into some art and culture. (abstract)