dig over
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To dig all the soil in a garden area to make it soft and ready for planting.
Literal meaning: To dig across the entirety (over) of an area.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To break up and turn over the soil across an entire garden bed or plot.
"She dug over the vegetable patch before the first frost."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Almost exclusively a gardening/horticulture term. Refers to systematically working over an entire area of ground. British English usage is most common. Rarely used figuratively.
Commonly used with
garden bed plot soil allotment border
Forms
Base
dig over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
digs over
he/she/it
Past simple
diged over
yesterday
Past participle
diged over
have + pp
-ing form
diging over
continuous
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