Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dig
Participle: dug
Gerund: digging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dig |
| you | dig |
| he;she;it | digs |
| we | dig |
| you | dig |
| they | dig |
Perfect
| I | have dug; digged |
| you | have dug; digged |
| he;she;it | has dug; digged |
| we | have dug; digged |
| you | have dug; digged |
| they | have dug; digged |
Past
| I | dug |
| you | dug |
| he;she;it | dug |
| we | dug |
| you | dug |
| they | dug |
Pluperfect
| I | had dug; digged |
| you | had dug; digged |
| he;she;it | had dug; digged |
| we | had dug; digged |
| you | had dug; digged |
| they | had dug; digged |
Future
| I | will dig |
| you | will dig |
| he;she;it | will dig |
| we | will dig |
| you | will dig |
| they | will dig |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dug; digged |
| you | will have dug; digged |
| he;she;it | will have dug; digged |
| we | will have dug; digged |
| you | will have dug; digged |
| they | will have dug; digged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dig |
| you | dig |
| he;she;it | dig |
| we | dig |
| you | dig |
| they | dig |
Perfect
| I | have dug; digged |
| you | have dug; digged |
| he;she;it | have dug; digged |
| we | have dug; digged |
| you | have dug; digged |
| they | have dug; digged |
Imperfect
| I | dug |
| you | dug |
| he;she;it | dug |
| we | dug |
| you | dug |
| they | dug |
Pluperfect
| I | had dug; digged |
| you | had dug; digged |
| he;she;it | had dug; digged |
| we | had dug; digged |
| you | had dug; digged |
| they | had dug; digged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dig |
| you | would dig |
| he;she;it | would dig |
| we | would dig |
| you | would dig |
| they | would dig |
Perfect
| I | would have dug; digged |
| you | would have dug; digged |
| he;she;it | would have dug; digged |
| we | would have dug; digged |
| you | would have dug; digged |
| they | would have dug; digged |
Imperative
| you | dig |
| we | Let's dig |
| you | dig |
Verbs conjugated like 'dig'
cling,
dig,
fling,
hamstring,
sling,
slink,
stick,
sting,
string,
swing,
underdig,
unstick,
unstring,
wring,
foind,
outfling,
overswing,
restick,
restring,
undersling, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dig'
big,
dag,
deg,
dib,
die,
dim,
din,
ding,
dip,
dis,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- shovel
- delve, mine, excavate, channel, grub, burrow, spade
- unearth
- excavate, discover, scoop, exhume, shovel, spade
- enjoy
- love, like
- understand
- comprehend, follow, recognize
Antonyms
- understand
- misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret
Additional Information
Cf. Old English strong verb dīcian ( dīc 'ditch').
Phrasal Verbs
~ in something,
~ something in,
~ in,
~ yourself in,
~ into something,
~ something into something,
~ yourself into something,
~ out something,
~ something out,
~ over something,
~ something over,
~ up something,
~ something up,
Etymology
1. From Middle English diggen (“to dig”, 13th c.), an alteration of dīken, from Old English dīcian (“to dig a ditch, mound up earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, which see for cognates. This verb is denominal from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (“pool, puddle; dyke, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stab, dig”).
2. The form with g may have been influenced by Old French *diguer, a variant of dikier, itself from the West Germanic verb above. French forms with g are attested only in the 15th c., thus 200 years later than in English. On the other hand, French has according forms also for the underlying noun (cf. digue) and the phonetic development is more plausible in French than in English.
Verbs referencing "dig"
Sranan
diki, French
diguer, Swedish
digga, Japanese
ディグる.
Sample Sentences
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[...] What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of taking him [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and I rides a leetle ahead,—(I's so zealous to be a cotchin ’ Lizy, that I couldn't hold in, no way),—and when I comes by the tavern winder, sure enough there she was, right in plain sight, and dey diggin ’ on behind. Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. Course Lizy she hars, and she dodges back, when Mas’r Haley he goes past the door; and then, I tell ye, she clared out de [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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He was digging here, one summer day, very industriously, when the wicket in the outer gate chanced to be left open: showing, beyond, the well-remembered dusty road and sunburnt fields. The way was as free to him [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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♪ The guy who dug it, now into it flies ♪
(Nunakuzhi)