Hello,
Would you please tell me what verb means "one deliberately disappears under water for a while"?
Thanks in advance.
diveHello,
Would you please tell me what verb means "one deliberately disappears under water for a while"?
Thanks in advance.
dive
When asking for a verb, start the meaning with 'to', because that is how verbs are expressed. Eg. "Tell me a verb which means 'to deliberately disappear underwater for a while."
Maybe. Is 'dunk' intransitive though? A submarine dives, but doesn't go headfirst."Dive" works too but, to me, would specifically mean going headfirst into the water before disappearing under it for a short time.
Maybe. Is 'dunk' intransitive though? A submarine dives, but doesn't go headfirst.
I'm not sure why Jack thinks that there is a verb that conforms to such complex criteria.
It is not often I disagree with you, Raymott, but this is one of those occasions. The idea that 'to' is part of the verb, or of its definition, is, in my opinion, incorrect.When asking for a verb, start the meaning with 'to', because that is how verbs are expressed. Eg. "Tell me a verb which means 'to deliberately disappear underwater for a while."
Hello,
Would you please tell me what verb means "one deliberately disappears under water for a while"?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, that's another option. My point really was that you can't say, "Tell me a verb that means 'someone deliberately goes under the water'." OR, "tell me a verb that means a person who has red hair". If you're asking for a verb, your description has to be of a verb. (You have changed the sentence from the original in a satisfactory way).It is not often I disagree with you, Raymott, but this is one of those occasions. The idea that 'to' is part of the verb, or of its definition, is, in my opinion, incorrect.
Tell me a verb which means 'deliberately disappear underwater for a while'.
Point taken. 'To dive' was the verb when I was at school, too.Yes, that's another option. My point really was that you can't say, "Tell me a verb that means 'someone deliberately goes under the water'." OR, "tell me a verb that means a person who has red hair". If you're asking for a verb, your description has to be of a verb. (You have changed the sentence from the original in a satisfactory way).
'To' or not 'to' isn't really the problem; though I would still use it in such a question. When I went to school, "to dive" was a verb, and you'll note that TheParser also uses "to submerge" as a verb. But you can see that that wasn't my point.