Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to dive (into or under water)
さすがにずっと潜ってはいられません。Naturally, I can't stay underwater the whole time.
2. to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
僕は安心して、もう一度ベッドに潜った。I felt relieved and burrowed back into bed.
3. to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground
事件の後、彼はしばらく潜っていた。After the incident, he lay low for a while.