- delve⇄delve, verb, delved,delving,noun.
- delve⇄noun 1. an act of digging.
2. a hollow.
3. (Archaic.) an excavation; pit; cave. - delve⇄v.i. 1. to search carefully for information.
Ex. The scholar delved in many libraries for facts to support his theories.
(SYN) explore, ferret.
2. (Archaic.) todig.
Ex. When Adam delved and Eve span (Richard Hampole). - delve⇄v.t. (Dialect.) to dig; make or obtain by digging.