to dig

Examples

• All

• Whether you, or me, or anyone else can dig it or not, I exist.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Let's dig in.

  Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

• And people are going to dig your message so check him out.

• Yeah, if it's for you, then you can dig in and learn more.

• I dig it all, man...

  The Master Gunfighter (1975)

• I really really, I really dig that aspect dude.

• That's why I totally dig this place and lunch.

• And so when we come back, that's what we're going to dig into next.

• So those are reasons why I think it's worthwhile to dig into Stoicism.

• I really dig the way you expressed your feelings in that song.

Synonyms

G

to grasp

vsto dig

146 4.1

To understand something difficult clearly

is more about casual appreciation than complete mastery

C

to comprehend

vsto dig

137 2.7

To understand the meaning of something

is informal and includes emotional appreciation of meaning

G

to get the picture

vsto dig

• Informal

37 3.2

To understand what someone is saying or what is happening

also involves emotional appreciation of the meaning

A

to apprehend

vsto dig

• Formal

9 4.3

To understand the meaning of something

is informal and adds appreciation or feeling to understanding

G

to grok

vsto dig

• Jargon

3 9.9

To understand something deeply and naturally

is a milder, less thorough, more casual understanding

S

to savvy

vsto dig

• Informal

1 7.2

To understand something in a casual way

also includes an emotional appreciation of meaning

Antonyms

M

to misunderstand

53 1.8

To think something is true when it is not

Idioms

D

to dig one's own grave

• Informal

3 7.1

To do something that makes you fail

D

to dig in one's heels

• Informal

1 6.7

Refuse to change an opinion or plan when pressed

D

to dig a hole for oneself

• Informal

7.9

To cause problems for yourself because of your actions

Phrasal Verbs

D

to dig up

139 2.0

To take something out of the ground by digging

D

to dig into

• Informal

70 3.7

To look at something carefully, often by searching under the surface

D

to dig deep

43 4.4

Search carefully to find hidden facts or details

D

to dig in

29 6.9

To prepare a position in a trench to protect soldiers from attack

D

to dig in

• Informal

21 1.9

To start eating eagerly, often at a shared meal

D

to dig out

21 3.4

Find and take out something that is hidden or forgotten

D

to dig out

14 3.2

Remove something that is under the ground or snow using a shovel

D

to dig up dirt

• Informal

9 6.5

Look for and tell secret or bad things about someone to harm them

D

to dig a trench

2 3.5

To make a long narrow hole in the ground for pipes or to carry water away

D

to dig out of a hole

6.9

To get out of a difficult situation after mistakes or bad luck

Compounds

I

infra dig

• Archaic

1 9.9

A thing people see as below a person's status and not socially acceptable

How Well

to grasp

146 4.1

to comprehend

137 2.7

to dig

• Slang

328 8.6

to get

∞ 1.4

to catch on

37 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology