deep*/*/*/

[diːp] adj I

1) going a long way down from the top or surface of something

Ant:

shallow

The river is quite deep here.[/ex]

2) used for talking about the distance from the surface to the bottom of something

The pond needs to be about four feet deep.[/ex]

How deep is the snow?[/ex]

3) going a long way in from the front, edge, or surface

a deep cut on my arm[/ex]

We were deep inside the national park.[/ex]

4) a deep feeling is very strong

I told him my deepest fears.[/ex]

5) a deep sound is low

a deep voice[/ex]

6) a deep colour is dark and strong

a beautiful deep red[/ex]

7) a deep breath or deep breathing brings a lot of air into and out of your body

8) a deep sleep is one that you do not wake up easily from

9) involving very serious thoughts, ideas, or feelings

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deep in thought/conversation — so involved in thinking or talking to someone that you do not notice anything else[/ex]

throw n in at the deep end — having to deal with something difficult without being prepared for it[/ex]

II

adv

deep */*/*/[diːp]

1) a long way down from the top or the surface, or a long way into something

men who work deep under the ground[/ex]

They continued deep into the forest.[/ex]

2) if people or things are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows of them

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deep down — used for saying that you know something is true, although you do not like to admit it[/ex]

Deep down, I knew that Caroline was right.[/ex]