What (who) is deep - definition
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deep
I. a.
1.
Down-reaching, reaching far down, of great depth.
2.
Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (to comprehend), unfathomable, profound.
3.
Sagacious, penetrating, intelligent, discerning, shrewd, astute.
4.
Absorbed, engrossed, rapt up.
5.
Grave, low, not high, not sharp.
6.
Dark, intense.
7.
Great, thorough, entire, heartfelt.
II. n.
1.
Sea, ocean, main, abyss of waters.
2.
Depth, profound, abyss, deepest part or place, recess, bottom.
3.
Mystery, enigma, profound riddle.
4.
Stillness, silence, stillest part, inmost part, midst.
III. ad.
See deeply.
deep
(deeper, deepest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
The water is very deep and mysterious-looking...
Den had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden...
Kelly swore quietly, looking at the deep cut on his left hand.
...a deep ravine.
? shallow
ADJ
•
Deep is also an adverb.
Deep in the earth's crust the rock may be subjected to temperatures high enough to melt it...
Gingerly, she put her hand in deeper, to the bottom.
ADV: ADV prep/adv, ADV after v
• deeply
There isn't time to dig deeply and put in manure or compost...
ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj/-ed
2.
A deep container, such as a cupboard, extends or measures a long distance from front to back.
The wardrobe was very deep.
ADJ
3.
You use deep to talk or ask about how much something measures from the surface to the bottom, or from front to back.
I found myself in water only three feet deep...
The mud is ankle deep around Shush Square...
How deep did the snow get?
ADJ: amount ADJ, n ADJ, how ADJ, as ADJ as, ADJ-compar than
•
Deep is also a combining form.
...an inch-deep stab wound.
COMB in ADJ
4.
Deep in an area means a long way inside it.
They were now deep inside rebel territory.
ADV: ADV prep/adv, ADV after v
5.
If you say that things or people are two, three, or four deep, you mean that there are two, three, or four rows or layers of them there.
A crowd three deep seemed paralysed by the images on these monitors...
ADV: num ADV
6.
You use deep to emphasize the seriousness, strength, importance, or degree of something.
I had a deep admiration for Sartre...
He wants to express his deep sympathy to the family.
= profound
ADJ: usu ADJ n [emphasis]
• deeply
Our meetings and conversations left me deeply depressed...
= profoundly
ADV
7.
If you experience or feel something deep inside you or deep down, you feel it very strongly even though you do not necessarily show it.
Deep down, she supported her husband's involvement in the organization.
ADV: ADV prep/adv, ADV with cl
8.
If you are in a deep sleep, you are sleeping peacefully and it is difficult to wake you.
Una soon fell into a deep sleep.
? light
ADJ: ADJ n
• deeply
She slept deeply but woke early.
ADV: ADV after v
9.
If you are deep in thought or deep in conversation, you are concentrating very hard on what you are thinking or saying and are not aware of the things that are happening around you.
Abby had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her aunt's car without even seeing it...
ADJ: v-link ADJ in n
10.
A deep breath or sigh uses or fills the whole of your lungs.
Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions...
ADJ: ADJ n
• deeply
She sighed deeply and covered her face with her hands.
ADV: ADV after v
11.
You use deep to describe colours that are strong and fairly dark.
The sky was deep blue and starry...
? pale
COMB in COLOUR
•
Deep is also an adjective.
...deep colours.
? pale
ADJ: usu ADJ n
12.
A deep sound is low in pitch.
His voice was deep and mellow...
They heard a deep, distant roar.
? high
ADJ
13.
If you describe someone as deep, you mean that they are quiet and reserved in a way that makes you think that they have good qualities such as intelligence or determination.
James is a very deep individual...
? shallow
ADJ
14.
If you describe something such as a problem or a piece of writing as deep, you mean that it is important, serious, or complicated.
They're written as adventure stories. They're not intended to be deep.
ADJ
15.
If you are deep in debt, you have a lot of debts.
He is so deep in debt and desperate for money that he's apparently willing to say anything...
ADV: ADV in/into n
• deeply
Because of her medical and her legal bills, she is now penniless and deeply in debt.
ADV: ADV in/into n
16.
If you know something deep down or deep down inside, you know that it is true, but you are not always conscious of it or willing to admit it to yourself.
We knew deep down that we could do it...
Deep down, we had always detested each other.
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl
17.
If you say that you took a deep breath before doing something dangerous or frightening, you mean that you tried to make yourself feel strong and confident.
I took a deep breath and went in.
PHRASE: V inflects
18.
If you say that something goes deep or runs deep, you mean that it is very serious or strong and is hard to change.
His anger and anguish clearly went deep...
PHRASE: V inflects
19.
Deep
·superl Muddy; boggy; sandy;
- said of roads.
II. Deep ·adv To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
III. Deep ·superl Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
IV. Deep ·superl Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
V. Deep ·superl Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
VI. Deep ·noun That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
VII. Deep ·noun That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
VIII. Deep ·superl Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
IX. Deep ·superl Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
X. Deep ·superl Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound;
- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
XI. Deep ·superl Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
XII. Deep ·superl Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, ·etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
Pronunciation examples for deep
1. Breath deep, breath deep,
breath deep, breath deep
Venuto al mondo
2. And then finally Glenn McDonnell coming deep, deep, deep, deep
Scribe - My Life in Sports _ Bob Ryan _ Talks at Google
3. with deep, deep gratitude
ted-talks_1036_RufusGriscomandAlisaVolkman_2010W-320k
4. Those conversations strike deep, deep, deep
Shoot to Win _ Chris Cheng _ Talks at Google
5. That's deep, deep, deep down inside.
Archaeology from Space _ Sarah Parcak _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of deep
1. Beaked whales are a deep–water, deep–diving species only rarely encountered by humans.
2. A deep breath should be taken before each cough and the cough must be deep and prolonged, from deep inside the chest.
3. This is very grave.‘‘ He showed a deep, a very deep concern.
4. Not even England‘s wicketkeeper can drop that, and Sri Lanka are in deep, deep trouble.
5. Those who did either have deep pockets or deep credit–card debt.