копа́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
• delve verb To search thoroughly into something, especially information or a topic, in order to learn more.
• rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.

Senses

копа́ться is used for these senses in English:

• delve (ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

delve — full definition

1. verb To search thoroughly into something, especially information or a topic, in order to learn more.
2. verb To dig into the ground.

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