To delve is to make something deeper.
Delve is a verb that refers to making something deeper (that is, having greater depth or being lower than the environment). The notion can be used in a physical or symbolic sense.
For example: “Quickly, we have to deepen the trenches before the enemy arrives!” , “The victim's son asked to deepen the investigation to discover the mastermind of the crime” , “It is necessary to deepen the well before installing the column, otherwise it could fall due to the wind” .
Examples of delve
Take the case of some archaeologists who are working on land where, in theory , there would be vestiges of an ancient civilization. After several days of excavations without finding anything relevant, the team leader decides to deepen the wells to reach deeper and thus increase the chances of confirming or ruling out the presence of elements of interest.
The action of inserting something deep inside another is also known as delving. A doctor trying to remove a bullet lodged in a person's body may have to delve into his surgical instruments until he finds the projectile and is able to remove it.
Delve, on the other hand, can be used symbolically with respect to delving deeper into a topic . If a singer, when interviewed on a television program, prefers not to delve into his private life , he will be avoiding giving details about those matters that belong to the sphere of his privacy. On the other hand, if a prosecutor decides to deepen an investigation he is carrying out, he will make every effort to access data that, until now, he has not obtained.
It is also important to establish that, when it is determined that it is necessary to delve into a specific topic or issue, it is done with the clear objective of evaluating or analyzing the issue in depth, exchanging different opinions on the matter and even reaching a series of conclusions.
Going deeper into something means going deeper into it.
The term in literature
Within the literary field, we find the existence of different publications that use the verb delve into their titles. This would be the case, for example, of the work “The call from the deep: Delving into prayer” . It was published in 2009 and is a book written by David Foster .
In this work they analyze the different ways of praying that exist, the theories and traditions that exist around them, what they contribute to the individual who carries them out...
In the same way, there is also the book “Deepen the roots, extend the branches” , which is the work of Angelo Brusco . In it, a path is taken that can help the reader to know himself a little better, to give value to his inner freedom and to establish the measures to achieve the goals he intends.
Delve into music
Within the musical field we also find songs with the term we are addressing.
An example of this is the composition “Ahondar en ti” , which is part of the electropop genre and was published in 2010 . It is a single by Javiera Mena , who included it in the album titled “Mena” .