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{
"term": "dig",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "dig",
"heSheIt": "digs"
},
"pastSimple": "dug",
"pastParticiple": "dug",
"ingForm": "digging"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make a hole in the ground or to move soil from one place to another using your hands, a tool or a machine",
"sensetop": "dig + adv./prep.dig for somethingdig somethingdig something + adv./prep.",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I think I'll **do some digging** in the garden."
},
{
"text": "They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing.",
"contextForm": "dig + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "We could only dig down a few feet."
},
{
"text": "to dig for gold/treasure",
"contextForm": "dig for something"
},
{
"text": "to **dig a hole/trench/grave**",
"contextForm": "dig something"
},
{
"text": "I've been digging the garden."
},
{
"text": "They had obviously dug special tunnels beneath the city.",
"contextForm": "dig something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "The present entrance was dug through the soft limestone."
},
{
"text": "They were digging for buried treasure."
},
{
"text": "We found ourselves digging through solid clay."
},
{
"text": "We'll have to dig deep to get at the roots."
},
{
"text": "a freshly dug grave"
},
{
"text": "digging the foundations of a new hotel"
}
],
"topics": ["Gardens"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deep", "deeply", "down"],
"preposition": ["for", "into", "through"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to remove something from the ground with a tool",
"sensetop": "dig something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll dig some potatoes for lunch."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to search in something in order to find an object in something",
"sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I dug around in my bag for a pen."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to approve of or like something very much",
"sensetop": "dig something",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, slang)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to search for information in a careful and detailed way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'll need to dig deep into the records to find the figures you want."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to try hard to provide the money, equipment, etc. that is needed",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're asking you to dig deep for the earthquake victims."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to discover and reveal information about somebody that could damage them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They hired private investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents."
},
{
"text": "She has come to dig the dirt on her old rival."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They dug in their heels and would not lower the price."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to spend a lot of your own money on something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to push your finger or your elbow into somebody’s side, especially to attract their attention",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do something that will have very harmful results for you",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪɡ/",
"audio": "di/dig/dig__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪɡz/",
"audio": "di/dig/digs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dʌɡ/",
"audio": "du/dig/dug__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪɡɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dig/digging__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪɡ/",
"audio": "di/dig/dig__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪɡz/",
"audio": "di/dig/digs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dʌɡ/",
"audio": "du/dig/dug__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪɡɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dig/digging__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: perhaps from Old English dīc ‘ditch’."
}