Digging up: meaning, definitions and examples

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digging up

 

[ หˆdษชษกษชล‹ สŒp ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

action

To dig up means to remove something from the ground by digging. It can also refer to uncovering information or facts that were previously unknown.

Synonyms

excavate, uncover, unearth

Examples of usage

  • He was digging up the garden to plant some flowers.
  • The journalist spent months digging up information for the article.
Context #2 | Noun

informal

In informal usage, 'digging up' can refer to researching or looking for information, typically in archives or databases.

Synonyms

investigating, researching

Examples of usage

  • I spent hours digging up old records for my project.
  • The detective was digging up clues to solve the mystery.

Translations

Translations of the word "digging up" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desenterrar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค–เฅ‹เคฆเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ausgraben

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menggali

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะพะทะบะพะฟัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wykopywanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆŽ˜ใ‚Š่ตทใ“ใ™ (ใปใ‚ŠใŠใ“ใ™)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉterrer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desenterrar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kazmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํŒŒ๋‚ด๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุณุชุฎุฑุงุฌ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vykopรกvat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vykopรกvaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆŒ–ๆŽ˜ (wฤjuรฉ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izkopavati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ grafa upp

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะทัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฆแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qazmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desenterrar

Etymology

The phrase 'digging up' originates from the combination of the verb 'dig' and the preposition 'up', which has been used to indicate the action of excavating or revealing something hidden. This expression has been used in various contexts, from literal digging in the ground to metaphorical uncovering of information.