how to pronounce dive

/ˈdaɪv/

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An example use of dive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… managers index the PMI dive to a record …”

meanings of dive

noun:

A swim under water.
Obsolete form of daeva.
Plural of diva.
Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
A deliberate fall after a challenge.
A jump or plunge into water.
A decline.
A downward swooping motion.

verb:

To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
To undertake with enthusiasm.
To swim under water.
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
To descend sharply or steeply.
To jump into water head-first.
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

dive frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word dive occurs in english on average 11.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.