deep
adjective/diːp/
/diːp/
(comparative deeper, superlative deepest)
Word Family
Idioms - deep adjective adverb
- deeply adverb
- deepen verb
- depth noun
- having a large distance from the top or surface to the bottom
- a deep hole/well/river
- deep water/snow
- The water looks quite deep there.
- Around the world, the deep oceans are heating.
- Sunflowers have deep roots.
- (figurative) The custom has deep roots in the community.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- having a large distance from the front edge to the furthest point inside
- a deep cut/wound
- deep space
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- used to describe or ask about the depth of something
- The water is only a few centimetres deep.
- How deep is the wound?
- (in adjectives) as far up or down as the point mentioned
- The water was only waist-deep so I walked ashore.
- She stood knee-deep in the water.
- We were walking in ankle-deep water.
- (in adjectives) in the number of rows mentioned, one behind the other
- They were standing three-deep at the bar.
- [usually before noun] taking in or giving out a lot of air
- She took a deep breath.
- He gave a deep sigh.
- a person in a deep sleep is difficult to wake
- She fell into a deep sleep.
- to be in a deep trance/coma
- strong and dark
- a rich deep red
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesb2- He had a pale face with deep blue eyes.
- Her lipstick was a deep shade of scarlet.
- The colour is deeper when the grapes are dried.
- low
- I heard his deep warm voice filling the room.
- We heard a deep roar in the distance.
- He gave a deep groan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- strongly felt synonym sincere
- a very deep feeling of love
- I felt a deep sense of loss when I heard of her death.
- They expressed deep concern.
- We extend our deepest sympathies to his family.
- It was with deep regret that I accepted his resignation.
- They have a deep respect for tradition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- run
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- extreme or serious
- He's in deep trouble.
- a deep economic recession
- The affair had exposed deep divisions within the party.
- a place of great power and of deep significance
- showing great knowledge or understanding
- She had reached a deep understanding of the local culture.
- We will need a deeper analysis of this problem.
- difficult to understand synonym profound
- This discussion's getting too deep for me.
- He always sought for a deeper meaning in everything.
- They spent hours discussing deep philosophical issues.
Extra Examples- None of the insights contained in the book was particularly deep.
- He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point.
- deep in something fully involved in an activity or a state
- to be deep in thought/conversation
- He is often so deep in his books that he forgets to eat.
- The firm ended up deep in debt.
- if a person is deep, they hide their real feelings and opinions
- She's always been a deep one, trusting no one.
- to or from a position far down or across the field
- a deep ball from Brown
see also depth
top to bottom
front to back
measurement
-deep
breath/sigh
sleep
colours
sounds
emotions
serious
knowledge
difficult to understand
involved
person
in sport
Word OriginOld English dēop (adjective), dīope, dēope (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch diep and German tief, also to dip.
Idioms
See deep in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee deep in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbetween the devil and the deep blue sea
- in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
in deep water(s)
- (informal) in trouble or difficultyTopics Difficulty and failurec2
in the shit | in deep shit
- (taboo, slang) in trouble
- I'll be in the shit if I don't get this work finished today.
- You’re in deep shit now.
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