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verb | noun plungeplunge1 /plʌndʒ/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYplunge1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead VERB TABLEplunge |
| Present | I, you, we, they | plunge | | he, she, it | plunges | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | plunged | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have plunged | | he, she, it | has plunged | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had plunged | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will plunge | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have plunged |
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| Present | I | am plunging | | he, she, it | is plunging | | you, we, they | are plunging | | Past | I, he, she, it | was plunging | | you, we, they | were plunging | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been plunging | | he, she, it | has been plunging | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been plunging | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be plunging | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been plunging |
► plunged to ... death The skydiver plunged to her death from 8,000 feet. ► plunged herself into She plunged herself into her writing. ► plunge somebody into gloom/despair etc. (=suddenly make someone feel very unhappy) The news of her mother’s death plunged her into despair. ► plunged into darkness The hall was suddenly plunged into darkness. THESAURUSmove downward► fall to go down from a higher position to a lower position: Outside, the rain was falling steadily. The little boat rose and fell with the movement of the waves. ► drop to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something: The fruit was so ripe it began dropping from the trees. ► plummet to fall very quickly from a very high place: The plane plummeted toward the Earth. ► plunge to fall a long way down, especially into water: The divers threw themselves off the cliffs and plunged into the water below. ► tumble to fall with a rolling movement: Boulders tumbled down the side of the mountain. ► topple to fall. Used especially about things that are tall: Trees had toppled over in the storm. ► collapse if a structure or building collapses, it breaks and falls to the ground: The roof collapsed under the weight of the wet snow. to become less in number, size, or amount, or to make something do this► decreaseto become less in number, size, or amount, or to make something do this: Sales in Japan steadily decreased last year. ► go down to become lower or less in level, amount, size, quality, etc.: The income of ordinary workers has been going down. ► fall/drop to decrease to a lower level or amount, especially when this happens quickly: Sales have dropped 15% this year. ► plunge/plummet to decrease suddenly and by a very large amount: It was warm during the day, but at night temperatures plummeted to near zero. ► decline to decrease in quality, quantity, or importance: The company’s earnings declined 17% last year. ► diminish to become smaller or less important: Union membership diminished from 30,000 at its height to just 750 today. ► dwindle to gradually become fewer or smaller: The team’s lead had dwindled to only two points. 1FALL DOWNWARD [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forward or down SYN plummet: plunge off/into/through etc. Her car swerved and plunged through the guardrail. A waterfall plunges off the cliff to the river below. The skydiver plunged to her death from 8,000 feet.► see thesaurus at fall12DECREASE [intransitive] to suddenly decrease by a large amount SYN plummet: The president’s popularity has plunged dramatically in recent weeks. The company’s profits plunged by 60 percent.► see thesaurus at decrease13GO IN SUDDENLY [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to suddenly go into a place or area: plunge into/through/ahead etc. Three men left the truck and plunged into the woods.4do suddenly [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to begin to do something or become involved in something suddenly, especially without thinking about the possible results: plunge (somebody) into something The two women plunged into an animated conversation. She plunged herself into her writing.plunge ahead He put his fears aside and plunged ahead with the plans.5push into [transitive always + adv./prep.] to quickly push something firmly and deeply into something else: plunge in/into She plunged the knife into his neck. Plunge the potatoes into cold water to stop them from cooking.6SHIP [intransitive] if a ship plunges, it moves violently up and down, usually because of high wavesplunge in phrasal verb (also plunge into something) to jump or dive into water: Burt plunged into the river fully clothed to save the boy.plunge somebody/something into something phrasal verb to suddenly put someone or something into a bad situation: Economic changes have plunged many of the elderly into poverty.plunge somebody into gloom/despair etc. (=suddenly make someone feel very unhappy) The news of her mother’s death plunged her into despair. The hall was suddenly plunged into darkness. verb | noun plungeplunge2 noun 1take the plunge to decide to do something risky, especially after delaying it or worrying about it for a long time: We’ve decided to take the plunge and get married.2[countable usually singular] a sudden quick fall down or forward: Myers was severely injured in the plunge from the top of the hotel.3[countable] a sudden large decrease in the price, value, or amount of something SYN drop: plunge in There has been a 10% plunge in stock prices.4[countable usually singular] a jump into water, or a quick swim: plunge in a plunge in the lake |