No. 1,550 in Dutch
duiken
"Diving" or "to dive."
In a sentence
Ik duik in het zwembad om af te koelen.
I dive into the pool to cool off.
Here, 'duik' refers to physically entering water as part of an action, emphasizing a literal form of diving.
Hij duikt vaak in boeken om nieuwe dingen te leren.
He often dives into books to learn new things.
In this sentence, 'duikt' is used metaphorically to indicate an eager or thorough involvement in reading and learning.
De zon duikt achter de horizon na een lange dag.
The sun dives behind the horizon after a long day.
This usage of 'duikt' illustrates a poetic or figurative manner of describing the sun setting.
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