Meanings
verbdig into (third-person singular simple present digs into, present participle digging into, simple past and past participle dug into)
present singular third person digs into · participle present digging into · participle past dug into · past dug into
- To research a particular subject.
She is going to dig into Egyptian basket-weaving this semester.
- To begin eating heartily.
Bobby really dug into his potatoes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ровя
- ровя (rovja)to research a particular subject
Czech hrabat se
- hrabat seto research a particular subject
Danish grave sig ned i, begrave sig i
- grave sig ned ito research a particular subject
- begrave sig ito research a particular subject
Finnish kaivella, tonkia
- kaivellato research a particular subject
- tonkiato research a particular subject
French se plonger, s'attaquer (à)
- se plongerto research a particular subject
- s'attaquer (à)to research a particular subject
Polish wgryzać się, wgryźć się
- wgryzać sięto research a particular subject
- wgryźć sięto research a particular subject
Scottish Gaelic cladhaich
- cladhaichto research a particular subject
Spanish adentrarse
- adentrarseto research a particular subject
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APA
dig into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20into
MLA
“dig into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20into. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dig into,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20into.
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