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deep (d

adj. deep·er, deep·est

a. Extending far downward below a surface: a deep hole in the river ice.

b. Extending far inward from an outer surface: a deep cut.

c. Extending far backward from front to rear: a deep walk-in refrigerator.

d. Extending far from side to side from a center: a deep yard surrounding the house.

e. Far distant down or in: deep in the woods.

f. Coming from or penetrating to a depth: a deep sigh.

g. Sports Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play: deep left field.

2. Extending a specific distance in a given direction: snow four feet deep.

3. Far distant in time or space: deep in the past.

a. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: a deep metaphysical theory.

b. Of a mysterious or obscure nature: a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites.

c. Very learned or intellectual; wise: a deep philosopher.

d. Exhibiting great cunning or craft: deep political machinations.

a. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit.

b. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.

c. Profound in quality or feeling: a deep trance; deep devotion.

6. Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color: a deep red.

7. Low in pitch; resonant: a deep voice.

8. Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination: waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow.

9. Large in quantity or size; big: deep cuts in the budget.

10. Sports Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players: That team is not very deep.

adv.

1. To a great depth; deeply: dig deep; feelings that run deep.

2. Well along in time; late: worked deep into the night.

3. Sports Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play: played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory.

a. A deep place in land or in a body of water: drowned in the deep of the river.

b. A vast, immeasurable extent: the deep of outer space.

2. The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.

3. The most intense or extreme part: the deep of night.

4. The ocean.

5. Nautical A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.

Idioms:

deep down

At bottom; basically: Deep down, she was still a rebel.

in deep water

In difficulty.

[Middle English dep, from Old English dop; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]

deeply adv.

deepness n.

deep

Adjective

1. extending or situated far down from a surface: a deep ditch

2. extending or situated far inwards, backwards, or sideways

3. of a specified dimension downwards, inwards, or backwards: six metres deep

4. coming from or penetrating to a great depth

5. difficult to understand

6. of great intensity: deep doubts

7. deep in totally absorbed in: deep in conversation

8. (of a colour) intense or dark

9. low in pitch: a deep laugh

10. go off the deep end Informal to lose one's temper

11. in deep water Informal in a tricky position or in trouble

Noun

1. any deep place on land or under water

2. the deep

a. Poetic the ocean

b. Cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch

3. the most profound, intense, or central part: the deep of winter

Adverb

1. late: deep into the night

2. profoundly or intensely: deep down I was afraid it was all my fault [Old English dēop]

deeply adv

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
	2.	deep - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor oceanic abyss, trench natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
	3.	deep - literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep" ocean - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
Adj.	1.	deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
	2.	deep - marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory" profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
	3.	deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep" unfathomable - of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
	4.	deep - very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
	5.	deep - extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	6.	deep - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" bass low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
	7.	deep - strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" rich colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
	8.	deep - relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow" thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
	9.	deep - extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
	10.	deep - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" thick intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	11.	deep - large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	12.	deep - with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
	13.	deep - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
	14.	deep - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" abstruse, recondite esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
	15.	deep - exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot" artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
Adv.	1.	deep - to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" deeply
	2.	deep - to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" late
	3.	deep - to a great distance; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"

deep

adjective 1. big, wide, broad, profound, yawning, cavernous, bottomless, unfathomable, fathomless, abyssal << OPPOSITE shallow

adjective 2. intense, great, serious (informal) acute, extreme, grave, profound, heartfelt, unqualified, abject, deeply felt, heartrending << OPPOSITE superficial

adjective 3. sound, peaceful, profound, unbroken, undisturbed, untroubled

adjective 4. (with in) absorbed in, lost in, gripped by, intent on, preoccupied with, carried away by, immersed in, engrossed in, rapt by

adjective 5. wise, learned, searching, keen, critical, acute, profound, penetrating, discriminating, shrewd, discerning, astute, perceptive, incisive, perspicacious, sagacious << OPPOSITE simple

adjective 6. dark, strong, rich, warm, intense, vivid << OPPOSITE light

adjective 7. low, booming, bass, full, mellow, resonant, sonorous, mellifluous, dulcet, low-pitched, full-toned << OPPOSITE high

adjective 8. astute, knowing, clever, designing, scheming, sharp, smart, intelligent, discriminating, shrewd, cunning, discerning, canny, devious, perceptive, insidious, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, perspicacious, sagacious << OPPOSITE simple

adjective 9. secret, hidden, unknown, mysterious, concealed, obscure, abstract, veiled, esoteric, mystifying, impenetrable, arcane, abstruse, recondite

noun 10. middle, heart, midst, dead, thick, culmination

adverb 11. far, a long way, a good way, miles, deeply, far down, a great distance

adverb 12. far, late >> the deep (Poetic) the ocean, the sea, the waves, the main, the drink (informal) the high seas, the briny (informal)

Translations

deep [diːp] adj → profundo; [voice] → bajo; [breath] → profundo, a pleno pulmón

adv the spectators stood 20 deep → los espectadores se formaron de 20 en fondo;

to be 4 metres deep → tener 4 metros de profundidad

deep [diːp] adj [water, sigh, sorrow, thoughts] → profond(e); [voice] → grave

adv deep in snow → recouvert(e) d'une épaisse couche de neige;

spectators stood 20 deep → il y avait 20 rangs de spectateurs;

knee-deep in water → dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux;

4 metres deep → de 4 mètres de profondeur;

how deep is the water? → l'eau a quelle profondeur?;

he took a deep breath → il inspira profondément, il prit son souffle

deep [diːp] adj → tief

adv the spectators stood 20 deep → die Zuschauer standen in 20 Reihen hintereinander;

to be 4 metres deep → 4 Meter tief sein;

knee-deep in water → bis zu den Knien im Wasser;

he took a deep breath → er holte tief Luft

deep [diːp] adj → profondo/a

adv deep in snow → affondato/a nella neve;

spectators stood 20 deep → c'erano 20 file di spettatori;

knee-deep in water → in acqua fino alle ginocchia;

4 metres deep → profondo(a) 4 metri;

he took a deep breath → fece un respiro profondo

deep

adj deep [diːp]

1 going or being far down or far into a deep lake; a deep wound. diep عَميق дълбок hluboký dyb tief βαθύς profundo sügav عمیق؛ گود syvä profond עָמוֹק गहरा dubok mély dalam djúpur profondo 深い 깊은 gilus dziļš dalam diep dyp głęboki profundo adânc глубокий hlboký globok dubok djup ลึก derin 深的 глибокий گہرائی تک جانے والا sâu 深的

2 going or being far down by a named amount a hole six feet deep. diep ذو عُمْقٍ، عُمْقُهُ дълбок hluboký dyb tief βαθύς de hondo sügavune به عمق؛ به ژرفای syvä profond de עַד לְעוֹמֵק שֶׁל गहरा utonuo mély sedalam djúpur, á dÿpt di profondità 深さ～の 깊은, 깊이가 ...인 gilumo dziļš sedalam diep dyp, i dybden głęboki em profundidade adânc (de) глубиной hlboký globok dubok djup ลึก ...derinliğinde 縱深的 глибокий کسی خاص حد تک گہرا chiều sâu 纵深的

3 occupied or involved to a great extent He is deep in debt. diep غارِقٌ (في الدَّيْن) дълбок hluboko v, utopený v dyb tief αναμεμειγμένος, βουτηγμένος (μτφ.) absorbido kõrvuni عمیقاً در korviaan myöten absorbé מַעֲמִיק मग्न zagrezao elmerülve tenggelam á kafi immerso はまりこんで 깊이 관련된 sulindęs, įklimpęs (darbā, parādos) nogrimis; iegrimis tenggelam diep dyp, i stor grad pogrążony mergulhado cufundat; afundat увязший zahĺbený; (po uši) zadĺžený globok dug djup หมกมุ่น derin, ağır, ciddî 深陷於 захоплений; поринутий پوری طرح گھرا ہوا chìm đắm vào 深陷于

4 intense; strong The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep. diep شَديد، غامِق، داكِن дълбок sytý, hluboký dyb tief βαθύς, έντονος profundo, intenso sügav سیر؛ تند؛ سنگین syvä intense כֵּהֵה गहरा jak, intenzivan mély kuat sterkur, djúpur profondo 深い 짙은, 깊은 sodrus, gilus (par krāsu) tumšs; piesātināts; dziļš kuat diep, diep- dyp, mørke- głęboki profundo intens густой; глубокий sýty, hlboký temen; globok jak djup, intensiv เข้ม derin 非常的 темний; глибокий گہرا رنگ وغیرہ say; nặng 非常的

5 low in pitch His voice is very deep. diep مُنْخَفِض، خَفيض дълбок hluboký dyb tief βαθύς, μπάσος grave madal بم matala grave קוֹל נָמוּך गूढ़, दुर्बोध duboki glas mély rendah djúpur profondo 低く太い (음·목소리가) 굵고 낮은 žemas (par skaņu, balsi) zems rendah diep mørk, dyp głęboki, niski grave grav низкий hlboký nizek dubok djup, mörk ต่ำ kalın, tok (聲音)深沈的 низький گمبھیر آواز trầm （声音）深沉的

adv

far down or into deep into the wood. diep عَميقا، بَعيدا дълбоко hluboko dybt tief βαθιά profundamente sügaval, sügavale در میان؛ در اعماق syvään, syvälle, syvällä profondément עָמוֹק गहरा duboko u nečemu mélyen jauh di dalam langt niður eða inn, djúpt profondamente 奥深く 깊게, 깊이 giliai dziļi; stipri jauh di dalam diep dypt głęboko no fundo adânc глубоко hlboko globoko duboko djupt อย่างลึกมาก derinliğine, derine, iyice derinine 深深地 глибоко کافی اندر تک xa ở bên dưới hoặc ở trong 深深地

v deepen

1 to make or become deeper He deepened the hole. verdiep, diep maak يُعَمِّقُ правя по-дълбок, задълбочавам vyhloubit, prohloubit gøre dybere vertiefen βαθαίνω profundizar süvendama, sügavamaks muutuma عمیق کردن syventää, syvetä (s')approfondir לְהַעֲמִיק और गहराना produbiti mélyít memperdalam dÿpka a fondo scavare più; approfondire 深くする 깊어지다; 깊게 하다 (pa)gilinti, gilėti padziļināt; padziļināties; (par skaņu, balsi) pazemināties memperdalam verdiepen gjøre dypere, utdype pogłębiać aprofundar a (se) adânci углублять(ся) prehĺbiť poglobiti produbiti göra (bli) djupare ทำให้ลึกยิ่งขึ้น derinleş(tir)mek 加深 заглиблювати(ся) گہرا کرنا یا ہونا trở nên sâu hơn 加深

2 to increase His troubles were deepening. groter wordend, vererg wordend يَزيد، يَزْداد увеличавам prohlubovat se blive større; blive dybere verstärken εντείνομαι, αυξάνομαι aumentar, agudizarse, intensificarse süvenema افزایش یافتن pahentua augmenter לְהַעֲמִיק बढ़ना produbiti erősödik meningkat aukast aggravarsi 深刻にする 심해지다 didėti pastiprināt; pastiprināties meningkat verergeren bli større/dypere pogłębiać się aumentar a creşte усиливаться zväčšiť (sa) poglobiti se produbljivati stiga, tillta, fördjupa ทำให้มาก artmak, çoğalmak 增加 зростати اضافہ ہونا làm tăng thêm 增加

adv deeply

very greatly We are deeply grateful to you. diep, innig, ernstig بِعُمْق، بِشِدَّه، جِدّاً дълбоко hluboce dybt tief, äußerst βαθιά profundamente sügavalt عمیقاً syvästi profondément בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲמִיק गहराई से duboko mélységesen sangat ákaflega profondamente 深く 깊이, 매우 labai ļoti stipri dengan mendalam diep dypt, svært głęboko imensamente profund глубоко hlboko zelo duboko djupt อย่างสุดซึ้ง çok 深深地 глибоко گہرے طور پر hết sức 深深地

n deepness

the quality of being deep. diepte, diepsinnigheid عُمْق дълбочина hloubka; sytost dyb; dybde die Tiefe βαθύτητα profundidad sügavus عمق syvyys profondeur עָמקוּת गहराई dubina mélység kedalaman dÿpi, dÿpt profondità 深さ 깊이 gylis, gilumas dziļums kedalaman diepte dyp; dybde; dypsinn głębokość profundidade adâncime глубина hĺbka globina dubina djup, djuphet ความลึก derinlik 深 глибина گہرائی độ sâu 深

n deep-ˈfreeze

a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time. vrieskas ثَلاّجَه يُحْفَظ فيها الطَّعام بِدَرَجَة حَرارَه مُنْخَفِضَه дълбоко замразен mraznička dybfryser die Tiefkühltruhe κατάψυξη ultracongelador sügavkülmik فریزر pakastin congélateur הַקפָּאָה עָמוּקָה तेज jako zalediti mélyhűtő freezer frystir congelatore 急速冷凍冷蔵庫 냉동고 šaldymo kamera saldētājskapis peti sejuk beku lampau diepvriezer fryseboks, dypfryser zamrażarka arca frigorífica congelator морозильная камера mraznička zamrzovalnik zamrzivač frys[] ตู้แช่แข็ง derin dondurucu 冷凍箱 морозильник کھانے کو کم درجئہ حرارت پر بہت دنوں تک محفوظ رکھنے والا ریفریجریٹر chất làm đông lạnh nhanh 冷冻箱

to freeze and keep (food) in this. diepvries, in die diepvries sit يَحْفَظ الطَّعام مُثَلَّجاً замразявам дълбоко zmrazit nedfryse; dybfryse einfrieren καταψύχω ultracongelar sügavkülmutama منجمد کردن و نگهداری pakastaa congeler לְהַקפִּיא הַקפָּאָה עָמוּקָה तेज ढंडा करना zamrznuti mélyhűt membekukan djúpfrysta congelare 急速冷凍する $냉동 보관하다 užšaldyti sasaldēt (produktus) membeku diepvriezen fryse (inn), dypfryse zamrażać congelar a congela глубоко замораживать mraziť, zmraziť zamrzniti zamrznuti djupfrysa แช่แข็ง dondurup saklamak 冷凍，冷藏 заморожувати سردخانے میں محفوظ رکھنا làm đông lạnh nhanh 冷冻，冷藏

adj deep-sea

of, for, or in the deeper parts of the sea deep-sea diving; deep-sea fishing. diep see, diepsee في أعماق البَحر дълбокоморски hlubinný, na širém moři dybhavs- Tiefsee-..., Hochsee-... που έχει σχέση με την ανοιχτή θάλασσα alta mar de süvamere- بخش ژرف دریا syvänmeren- sous-marin בְּלֵב הַיָם समुद्र का गहराई वाला हिस्सा pučina, debelo more mélytengeri laut dalam úthafs- d'alto mare 深海の 심해의, 원양의 giliųjų vandenų, giliavandenis atklātā jūrā laut dalam diepzee- dypvanns-, dyphavs- głębinowy submarino submarin глубоководный hlbinný globokomorski dubina djuphavs- เกี่ยวกับส่วนลึกของทะเล açık deniz 海洋的深水部分 глибоководний گہرا سمندر ngoài khơi 海洋的深水部分

in deep water

in difficulties or trouble He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm. in die moeilikheid, op gevaarlike grond في مَأْزِق، يُعاني من صُعوبات в затруднение v nesnázích på dybt vand in Schwierigkeiten σε πολύ δύσκολη θέση, στα βαθιά νερά (μτφ.) con el agua al cuello raskustes در گرفتاری و دردسر شدید liemessä dans de beaux draps שָׁקוּע בְּ- संकट में u nevolji, u neprilici nehézségek közepette dalam kesulitan í vandræðum; vera ekki vandanum vaxinn in difficoltà, in cattive acque 困難な立場にある 어려움에 처해 있는 sunkioje padėtyje ķezā kesusahan in grote moeilijkheden på dypt vann, i store vanskeligheter w opałach em apuros în (mare) încurcătură в затруднительном положении v ťažkostiach v težavah u neprilici på djupt vatten ตกอยู่ในความยากลำบาก başı belâda/ dertte 陷入困境 в скрутному становищі پریشانی یا مشکل میں پڑنا trong tình cảnh khó khăn 陷入困境

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