Meaning of doven | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [B1]

Examples

““Now,” said Bobbit, with an amazing chuckle for a boy who was going to give⟳ to-morrow’s dinner to another boy, “you walk⟳ right along as ef you was going to walk⟳ a mile, and when you see⟳ I ’ve doven — dive⟳!” The next they knew after that, Bobbit had “doven” into the old engine boiler, and they after him.”

“Knowin’ what I do know⟳, divin’ deep into the heights and depths of men’s naters as I have⟳ doven, I knew that this would break⟳ Serepta’s chains.”

“I didn’t go onto the heights and depths of filosofy, on which I so many times had flew and doven;[…]But not studyin’ it out as I have⟳, not divin’ into the subject so deep as I have⟳ doven, it galled Tirzah Ann to see⟳ Mrs. Skidmore put⟳ on such airs.”

“Says I, feelin’ more and more eloquent as I dove further and further into the depths of the subject than I had doven—and the more I went on about it the more carried away I wuz and lost, till before I had gone on 2 minutes I was entirely by the side of myself, and carried completely out of Kellup Cobb’s presence, out of Josiah Allen’s kitchen, out into the mighty waste⟳ of mystery that floats all round Jonesville and the world:[…]I knew this, divin’ into the mysterious ingregiencies of men’s naters so deep as I had doven, I knew this great filisofical fact as well as I knew the dimensions of the nose on my pardner’s face⟳.[…]But not bein’ jealous dispositioned by nater, and and^([sic]) havin’ so many other things to think⟳ of—soarin’ and divin’ so high and deep into curious and solemn subjects as I have⟳ soared and doven, I s’pose folks might feel⟳ milds and milds above me, and I not mistrust what they was a doin’; never find⟳ it out in the world unless I was told of it.[…]Says I, “You’ll find⟳, as a general thing, that they are the very ones who do it. They are the very ones who put⟳ on the most airs, and they do it because they have⟳ to. Why,” says I, “divin’ so deep into filosify as I have⟳ doven, it is jest as plain to me as anything can be, that if anybody has got uncommon goodness, or intellect, or beauty, or wealth, and an assured position, they don’t have⟳ to put⟳ on the haughtiness and airs that them do that hain’t got nothin’.[…]I thought I wouldn’t go into the heights and depths of felosophy in which I had flew and doven—she had heard me time and agin, and eloquence is very tuckerin’ especially after you have⟳ been doin’ a hard day’s work⟳—so I merely said:[…]”

“But I sez, “Nobody can dive⟳ into deeper depths than I have⟳ doven to-day.” / “The ocean?” sez she. / “Oceans of anxiety,” sez I, “rivers of grief.””

“And in divin’ back into history as fur as I’ve doven I want⟳ to give⟳ suitable credit to my chumb, Uncle Simon Bentley.[…]I wuz astounded to see⟳ how deep Uncle Sime had doven into the great mysteries of human existence, not but what I’d have⟳ thought it out myself, if I’d had time from fambly cares.”

““These guys have⟳ diven – have⟳ ‘doven’ – the whole series,” Crawford told this reporter. “We’re not supposed to talk⟳ about the refs, but the league has a rule⟳ for this. It’s been a big factor in this series, the diving of Kovalev. He’s a gold medalist in diving.”

““The last⟳ man out had grabbed a half empty bottle off the counter near the door, two cowboys there had doven under a table to escape⟳ the bullets from them two crazy shooters.””

“As soon as he had doven into the planet he had learned how to multiply⟳ his strength.”

“I peekt up and lookt over where Badr had doven and he was already looking my way.”

“I vatched^([sic]) through the portholes as they would doven and chant / ‘Hey, mein Liebe, heyyyy.’”

“We played at this intelligence base⟳, and then dovened Maariv, again word by word.”

“THERE once was a king, old and a little crazy, who summoned the Chief Rabbi of his kingdom. “Rabbi,” he said, “there’s one thing I’d like⟳ to see⟳. I want⟳ you to teach⟳ my pet monkey how to doven.””

“They knew how to doven, to pray, but they didn’t understand⟳ what the heck they were reading. And some of them couldn’t doven either!”

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