1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to dive (into or under water)

2. 2.

   to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into

3. 3.

   to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground

Example sentences

• 深く潜れば潜るほど、水は冷たくなる。

  As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.

• 深く潜れば潜るほど、水は冷たくなった。

  The deeper we dived, the colder the water got.