🇬🇧 Dive meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To dive means to jump into water with your hands and head going in first, or to quickly go down under the water. People and animals can dive from the side of a pool, from a rock, or from a boat. When you dive, your body points straight like a pencil, and you slide into the water and go down below the surface before coming back up for air.

I tried to dive into the pool like a dolphin and belly-flopped like a pancake instead.

I dive under the water to hide from my little cousin, but he just stands on the edge and yells my name louder.

My cousin tried to dive but instead did a slow-motion fall that looked like he was fainting into the pool.

I dive into the water gracefully in my mind, but in real life I just splash like a confused walrus.

Some birds called gannets can dive into the ocean from as high as a six-story building without getting hurt—if I tried that, I’d just scream the whole way down and invent a brand-new belly flop.

On a hot day, Tom runs to the pool. He looks at the blue water and decides to dive. He and his friends dive, dive, dive into the cool water. He goes head first to dive under the water, comes up and laughs, and they clap and smile happily together.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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