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deep en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *deupaz Proto-West Germanic *deup Old English dēop Middle English dep English deep From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognates Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Central Franconian deep, deef (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Scanian djyber (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål djup, dyp (“deep”), Faroese and Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups, “deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Meanings

  1. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
    • Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • We are in deep trouble.
    • We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
    • In the mid-1970s, the economy went into a deep recession.
    • While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow. 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013:
    • There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.
    • Smooth runnes the Water, where the Brooke is deepe, 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 130, column 2:
    • The lake is extremely deep.
    • The differences in biofilm penetration patterns of both tested photosensitisers and the light source could have played an important role for the survival of microorganisms after the application of aPDT. In a recent own study, we showed that the deepest layers of the oral biofilm were not affected by the aPDT [4 ]. 2015 November 7, “Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Using Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A (VIS + wIRA) Alters In Situ Oral Biofilms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
  2. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Positioned far from the surface or other reference point, especially down through something or into something.
    • I can't get the bullet out – it's too deep.
    • Diving down to deep wrecks can be dangerous.
  3. (also, figuratively, of a place, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Positioned far from the boundaries of or main approaches to (the specified place); interior.
    • Herodotus' remark about the Ethiopians 'who lived in the south' would refer to the people from deeper Africa, south of the Atlas Mountains, of whom a small number may here and there have seeped into North Africa, perhaps via the Nile Valley or by trans-Sahara trade routes, […] 2025, Louise Cilliers, Roman North Africa:
    • Films shot on location in deep Africa were still a rare exсерtion in 1960. 2021, Roland Schaefli, John Wayne Was Here, page 97:
    • Impressive though Egyptian culture was, it was in deep Africa that Jung came closer to understanding himself as a man. 1999, Vivianne Crowley, Jung: A Journey of Transformation, page 91:
    • He [the panda] comes from deepest Asia , high up in the remote mountains of Szechwan and Kansu. In addition to that he is further protected by the fact that he lives in the secure fastnesses of the bamboo jungles. 1951, Roy Chapman Andrews, Nature's Ways; how Nature Takes Care of Its Own, page 147:
  4. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.
    • The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.
    • That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.
  5. (also, figuratively, in-compounds, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.
    • The water was waist-deep.
    • There is an arm-deep hole in the wall.
  6. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
    • a crowd four deep along the funeral procession, with people two deep on the sidewalks
    • The fleet of ships was fifty sail deep.
  7. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Voluminous.
    • to take a deep breath / sigh / drink
    • Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat. 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  8. (also, figuratively, of distance or position) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
    • He is fielding at deep mid wicket.
    • She hit a ball into deep center field.
  9. (also, figuratively, of distance or position, qualifier:sports such as soccer) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Penetrating a long way, especially a long way forward.
    • a deep run into the opposition half
    • a deep volley
  10. (also, figuratively, of distance or position, qualifier:sports such as soccer) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Positioned back, or downfield, towards one's own goal, or towards or behind one's baseline or similar reference point.
    • Our defensive live is too deep. We need to move further up the field.
    • She returns serve from a very deep position.
  11. (also, figuratively, of distance or position, often, with to) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. ▸ Further into the body.
    • The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs. 2018 November 8, Dr. Melina Jampolis, “The real science behind fascia ailments”, in CNN:
    • the brachialis is deep to the biceps
  12. (qualifier:intellectual; social) Complex, involved. ▸ Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
    • That is a deep thought!
  13. (qualifier:intellectual; social) Complex, involved. ▸ Significant, not superficial, in extent.
    • They're in deep discussion.
    • Your analysis does not cut deep enough yet.
    • And it's me you need to show / How deep is your love? 1977, “How Deep is Your Love”, performed by Bee Gees:
  14. (qualifier:intellectual; social) Complex, involved. ▸ Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
    • a deep subject or plot
    • Why it was that the ancients had no landscape painting, is a question deep almost as the mystery of life, and harder of solution than all the problems of jurisprudence combined. c. 1840, Thomas De Quincey
  15. (qualifier:intellectual; social) Complex, involved. ▸ Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
    • Deepe clearks ſhe dumb's c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
    • I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow / My lack of knowledge is vast, and my horizons are narrow 2009, Jarvis Cocker, “I Never Said I Was Deep”, in Further Complications.:
  16. (qualifier:intellectual; social) Complex, involved. ▸ Inner, underlying, true; relating to one’s inner or private being rather than what is visible on the surface.
    • Or doth she only seem to take ⁠The touch of change in calm or storm; ⁠But knows no more of transient form In her deep self, than some dead lake That holds the shadow of a lark ⁠Hung in the shadow of a heaven? 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 26:
  17. (qualifier:sound; voice; sound; voice) Low in pitch.
    • She has a very deep contralto voice.
    • The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
  18. (of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.
    • The spices impart a deep flavour to the dish.
    • The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…]. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
    • That's a very deep shade of blue.
  19. (qualifier:sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
    • He was in a deep sleep.
  20. Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
    • The ways in that vale were very deep. 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
  21. (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
    • deep time
    • in the deep past

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deeper Degree=Cmp lexicographic
more deep Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most deep Degree=Sup lexicographic
deepe alternative, obsolete lexicographic
deepest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

shallow (antonym(s) of “in extent in a direction away from the observer”) · pale (antonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”) · light (antonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”) · washed-out (antonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”) · superficial (antonym(s) of “having great meaning”) · shallow (antonym(s) of “of a hole, water, etc”) · light (antonym(s) of “of sleep”) · shallow (antonym(s) of “having great meaning”) · small (antonym(s) of “voluminous”) · high-pitched (antonym(s) of “low in pitch”) · frivolous (antonym(s) of “having great meaning”) · high (antonym(s) of “low in pitch”) · shallow (antonym(s) of “voluminous”) · desaturated (antonym(s) of “of a color, dark and highly saturated”) · piping (antonym(s) of “low in pitch”) · shallow (antonym(s) of “thick in a vertical direction”) · tall · thin (antonym(s) of “thick in a vertical direction”) · superficial · light (antonym(s) of “having great meaning”)

Coordinates

remote

Deriveds

Deep River · deep ecologist · elbow-deep · Deep Creek · deep-breathing · deep stall · deep dive · deep-set · deep draught · deep history · dig deep · ultradeep · neck-deep · ace of the deep · neckdeep · words cut deep · deep square leg · deep tech · deep embedding · deep state · in deep shit · deep fried · deep cleaning · deep-sea spiny eel · deep-lying midfielder · deep scattering layer · deep clean · deep geological repository · deep-space · deep-dye · six feet deep · deepness · nondeep · deepsome · deep-freeze · in at the deep end · deep mourning · deep-six · deep cut · deep-draw · run deep · deep time · deep space · deep frying · deep-sea · deep-frying · neck deep · deep-vein thrombosis · deep ecology · deep-laid · waist-deep · deep-felt · deep-level · deep-mouthed · deep link · deep stick · deep inelastic collision · undeep · deep copy · deep rhetoric · deep throat · roll deep · deep adaptation · deep point · deep-dive · deep tissue · Deep Web · deep down · deep inside · heartdeep · deep web · throat-deep · depth · throw in at the deep end · overdeep · in too deep · deep-lying · deep pile carpet · deep diver · Deepwater · go deep · deep fry · deepish · deep fat fry · deep underground military base · deep-web · deep-throater · deep drawing · deep discharge · deepthroater · knee-deep in the Big Muddy · in deep doo-doo · deep-dish · deep-fat-fry · deep-fat-fried · deep vein · Deep Water · deep dish · deep colour · deep focus · deep linking · Deep South · deep freeze · deep pocket · between the devil and the deep blue sea · knee-deep · Deep North · deep pockets · deep song · deepwater · deepnight · deepie · off the deep end · deep stacked · Deep England · deep end · deep-dyed · deepfake · Mediterranean Deep Water · deepmost · skin-deep · balls-deep · I'm 14 and this is deep · Deepcut · bone-deep · deep midwicket · deep-rooted · deep-frozen · deep squat · deepthroat · deep-throat · deep soul · ankle-deep · deep-water solo · kneedeep · deep funk · deep Web · deep learning · deep fryer · deep vein thrombosis · deep water · deep-throated · deep femoral artery · deep six · deep-fried · deep temporal nerve · deep-sea prawn · deep-sky · deep temporal artery · deepity · deep-dish pizza · deep-submergence vehicle · deep color · deep blue · superdeep · deep breathing · deep stack · deep-drawing · deep cervical artery · deep thinker · deep sea · deep auricular artery · deep diving · deep dyspareunia · deep sleep · deep abscess · Deep YouTube · deep petrosal nerve · deep-fat fryer · deep-pocketed · deep-water · deep-fry · in deep · Deep Ellum · deep draft · still waters run deep · waist-deep in the Big Muddy · deep cover · still water runs deep · balls deep · foredeep · deep-copy · deep brain stimulation · deepdraw · deepfelt · deep background · Deep Throat · deep cleaner · deep and meaningful · semideep · a mile wide and an inch deep · deep house · deepen · take a deep breath · deep-seeded · deep-seated · deep-grounded · deep-browed

Hypernyms

long

Hyponyms

skin-deep · chasmic · waist-deep · neck-deep · depthless · abysmal · lip-deep · unsoundable · cavernous · unplumbed · abyssal · balls-deep · soundless · fathomless · unfathomable · knee-deep · bottomless · ankle-deep

Relateds

infinite · out of one's depth · subaqueous · in deep shit · thick · deep-seated · tall · subterranean · fundus · deeps · wide · deep six · high

Synonyms

profound (having great meaning) · bright (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · fast (of sleep) · thick (thick in a vertical direction) · large (voluminous) · deep · low-pitched (low in pitch) · low (low in pitch) · voluminous (voluminous) · heavy (having great meaning) · heavy (of sleep) · vivid (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · rich (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · great (voluminous) · meaningful (having great meaning)

Translations (375)

ja 深い (having its bottom far down) · pl głęboki (difficult to awake from) · cmn 濃的 /浓的 (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · acm عَمِيق (having its bottom far down) · kmr dirêj (a long way forward) · io profunda (difficult to awake from) · pdt deep (nds) (profound) · la profundus (profound) · pl głęboki (profound) · fo djúpur (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · cs hluboký (having its bottom far down) · nl diepgaand (profound) · mi wheuri (having its bottom far down) · he עמוקה (voluminous) · mnc ᡧᡠᠮᡳᠨ (having its bottom far down) · pt grave (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · es fundo (having its bottom far down) · ar غَوِيط (having its bottom far down) · grc νήγρετος (difficult to awake from) · ur گہرا (having its bottom far down) · et süva (having its bottom far down) · ga domhain (having its bottom far down) · ast fondu (having its bottom far down) · tk çuň (having its bottom far down) · sv djup (profound) · sk hlboký (having its bottom far down) · fr grave (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · he עמוק (having its bottom far down) · kea fundu (having its bottom far down) · ca greu (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · fa عمیق (having its bottom far down) · ko 깊은 (having its bottom far down) · mn гүнзгий (having its bottom far down) · acw غويط (having its bottom far down) · hy խոր (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · sa निम्न (having its bottom far down) · sa गभीर (having its bottom far down) · de tief (voluminous) · el βαθύς (having its bottom far down) · nn djup (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · agj ጠልቅ (having its bottom far down) · ru глубо́кий (voluminous) · fi syvä (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · wal ciimmaa (having its bottom far down) · nb dyp (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · eve хунта (having its bottom far down) · is djúpur (having its bottom far down) · yi טיף (a long way inward) · kmr qalind (thick in a vertical direction) · mi hohonu (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (a long way forward) · es oscuro (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · sl globok (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · evn суңта (having its bottom far down) · ka ღრმა (having its bottom far down) · vi trầm (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · fr profond (profound) · fi syvä (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · dsb dłymoki (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · de tief (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · ro profund (having its bottom far down) · ja 深い (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · srn dipi (having its bottom far down) · ba тәрән (having its bottom far down) · he עמק (profound) · got 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (having its bottom far down) · fi pitkä (a long way forward) · es fundo (profound) · ga domhain (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · ms tua (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · br don (having its bottom far down) · es bajo (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · ja 濃い (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · pt fundo (voluminous) · lt gilus (having its bottom far down) · de tief (a long way inward) · pl głęboki (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · mba madalum (having its bottom far down) · ce кӏорга (having its bottom far down) · fy djip (having its bottom far down) · tl malalim (having its bottom far down) · ary عامق (having its bottom far down) · mhn tiaf (having its bottom far down) · sq thellë (having its bottom far down) · ota دریڭ (profound) · hy խոր (a long way inward) · cmn(a long way forward) · nn djup (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · to loloto (having its bottom far down) · ca profund (having its bottom far down) · nds deep (having its bottom far down) · fr épais (thick in a vertical direction) · wa parfond (having its bottom far down) · pl niski (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · yi טיף (profound) · nds-de deep (having its bottom far down) · gl profundo (profound) · da dyb (profound) · te లోతు (having its bottom far down) · fi tukeva (thick in a vertical direction) · oc prigond (having its bottom far down) · da mørk (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · ca pregon (voluminous) · kmr girr (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · kk терең (having its bottom far down) · ckb قووڵ (voluminous) · az dərin (having its bottom far down) · nds-de deep (profound) · pt profundo (having its bottom far down) · de dunkel (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · nb mørk (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · vi sẫm (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · ps ژور (having its bottom far down) · sh dubok (having its bottom far down) · hnn abasad (having its bottom far down) · nb djup (having its bottom far down) · gl fondo (thick in a vertical direction) · sce gun (having its bottom far down) · nl diep (a long way inward) · pt profundo (profound) · mk длабок (having its bottom far down) · la profundus (having its bottom far down) · mbb mezalem (having its bottom far down) · mn гүн (profound) · hy խոր (thick in a vertical direction) · es intenso (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · he עמק (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · nds-de düüster (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · co fondu (having its bottom far down) · dsb dłymoki (voluminous) · hy խոր (having its bottom far down) · pt profundo (a long way inward) · ja 深い (profound) · pt de fundo (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · ru глубо́кий (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · mrw madalem (having its bottom far down) · it spesso (thick in a vertical direction) · nds-de deep (a long way inward) · gez ጥሉቅ (having its bottom far down) · it profondo (having its bottom far down) · te లోతు (profound) · ru глубо́кий (difficult to awake from) · nds-de deep (a long way forward) · tt тирән (having its bottom far down) · nl donker (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · mn гүн (having its bottom far down) · ary غارق (having its bottom far down) · rup adãncu (having its bottom far down) · pt fundo (having its bottom far down) · sl globok (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · bg наситен (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · mi hōhonu (profound) · io profunda (having its bottom far down) · hi गहरा (having its bottom far down) · sh дубок (having its bottom far down) · pl głęboki (having its bottom far down) · ltg dziļa (having its bottom far down) · mn гүн (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · uk глибо́кий (having its bottom far down) · akl madaeom (having its bottom far down) · de tief (in a number of rows or layers) · et sügav (having its bottom far down) · nn mørk (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · vi sâu sắc (profound) · hy խոր (profound) · de tief (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · fi syvä (a long way inward) · vi sâu (difficult to awake from) · cmn 深沉 (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · sv djupsinnig (profound) · ba тәрән (profound) · cy dwfn (having its bottom far down) · ckb گڕ (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · sah дириҥ (having its bottom far down) · it profondo (profound) · be глыбо́кі (having its bottom far down) · sv djup (having its bottom far down) · izh syvä (having its bottom far down) · zza xorı (having its bottom far down) · grc βᾰθύς (having its bottom far down) · nds-de deep (voluminous) · sv djup (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · sv djup (voluminous) · fi syvä (having its bottom far down) · tr koyu (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · sv låg (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · am ጠልቅ (having its bottom far down) · bg тъмен (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · vi đậm (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · nl dik (thick in a vertical direction) · hy մուգ (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · ae 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (having its bottom far down) · inh кӏоарга (having its bottom far down) · fa گود (having its bottom far down) · ca fondo (in a number of rows or layers) · lv dziļš (having its bottom far down) · kmr tarî (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · da dyb (voluminous) · nn låg (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · rup afundu (having its bottom far down) · as(having its bottom far down) · nl diep (having its bottom far down) · unm xitkwe (having its bottom far down) · fi syvä (voluminous) · nl diep (difficult to awake from) · he עמוק (profound) · dsb dłymoki (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nb mørk (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · lv dziļa (having its bottom far down) · it esteso (thick in a vertical direction) · he עמוק (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · mi ponguru (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · yue(having its bottom far down) · ru глубо́кий (having its bottom far down) · bg дълбо́к (profound) · cmn(having its bottom far down) · hy խոր (difficult to awake from) · nds-de deep (difficult to awake from) · mdh madalem (having its bottom far down) · hu mély (having its bottom far down) · da mørk (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · yi טיף (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · kum терен (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (having its bottom far down) · sl globok (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · da bred (thick in a vertical direction) · nb dyp (having its bottom far down) · he עמוק (a long way inward) · fr profond (having its bottom far down) · pon loal (having its bottom far down) · es fondo (difficult to awake from) · lez дерин (having its bottom far down) · msk mararum (having its bottom far down) · udm зӧк (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · bho गहिर (having its bottom far down) · kmr kûr (voluminous) · dsb dłymoki (having its bottom far down) · sl globok (voluminous) · he עמק (a long way inward) · fr foncée (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · acm غَمِيج (having its bottom far down) · pl głęboki (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · ca intens (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · es grave (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · he עמק (having its bottom far down) · de tief (profound) · la altus (having its bottom far down) · ro adânc (having its bottom far down) · sl globok (profound) · es profundo (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (a long way inward) · ky терең (having its bottom far down) · kea funde (having its bottom far down) · io profunda (profound) · kmr stûr (thick in a vertical direction) · eo profunda (having its bottom far down) · vep süvä (having its bottom far down) · cy dwfn (profound) · ru ни́зкий (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nn mørk (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nl diep (a long way forward) · pt profundo (difficult to awake from) · ms dalam (having its bottom far down) · kmr kûr (a long way inward) · ccc pnawa (having its bottom far down) · fo djúpur (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · es profundo (a long way inward) · ms dalam (profound) · es hondo (having its bottom far down) · de tief (having its bottom far down) · kmr kûr (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · es fundo (a long way inward) · bn গভীর (having its bottom far down) · ca profund (difficult to awake from) · gld сонгта (having its bottom far down) · fo djúpur (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · de tiefgründig (profound) · hsb hłuboki (having its bottom far down) · or ଗଭୀର (having its bottom far down) · es jondo (profound) · dsb dłymoki (profound) · fi syvä (in a number of rows or layers) · mn гүнзгий (profound) · sh dubok (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · fr foncé (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · kmr dûrûdirêj (profound) · gl fondo (having its bottom far down) · fi tumma (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · kix ā-àutīng (having its bottom far down) · pdt deep (nds) (having its bottom far down) · hu mély (profound) · nl diep (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · dsb dłymoki (difficult to awake from) · de tief (difficult to awake from) · vep süvä (profound) · sv djup (a long way inward) · th ลึก (having its bottom far down) · ca profund (thick in a vertical direction) · ar عَمِيق (having its bottom far down) · da dybsindig (profound) · nb lav (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · ota قویو (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · gl profundo (having its bottom far down) · bcl hararom (having its bottom far down) · vi sâu (having its bottom far down) · nds-de deep (in a number of rows or layers) · sv djup (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nds-de swoor (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · fo djúpur (having its bottom far down) · de tief (a long way forward) · sl globok (difficult to awake from) · my နက် (having its bottom far down) · sv mörk (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · ro profund (profound) · nb dyp (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · sl globok (a long way inward) · lt gili (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · da dyb (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · tl dep (profound) · bg дълбо́к (difficult to awake from) · bg нисък (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nds-de deep (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · kmr kûr (having its bottom far down) · arz غويط (having its bottom far down) · lb déif (having its bottom far down) · aer iperte (having its bottom far down) · ckb تۆخ (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · fa چوقور (having its bottom far down) · da dyb (difficult to awake from) · dsb dłymoki (a long way inward) · fa ژرف (having its bottom far down) · mi uri (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · kmr kûr (in a number of rows or layers) · ltg dziļs (having its bottom far down) · fi paksu (thick in a vertical direction) · bg дълбо́к (having its bottom far down) · sv djup (difficult to awake from) · cmn(a long way inward) · fi syvällinen (profound) · fo djúpur (profound) · ckb قووڵ (having its bottom far down) · myv домка (having its bottom far down) · mi rētō (having its bottom far down) · pt espesso (thick in a vertical direction) · ru глубо́кий (a long way inward) · ca profund (profound) · tr derin (having its bottom far down) · fi matala (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · cmn 深奧 /深奥 (profound) · sw refu (having its bottom far down) · fi syvässä unessa (difficult to awake from) · mi whakarētō (having its bottom far down) · mi tanguru (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · km ជ្រៅ (having its bottom far down) · nl diep (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · pt profundo (of a color, dark and highly saturated) · es profundo (profound) · ga domhain (profound) · nl zwaar (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · cho hofobi (having its bottom far down) · wa fond (having its bottom far down) · da dybttænkende (profound) · ckb قووڵی (in extent in a direction away from the observer) · nds-de deep (of a sound or voice, low in pitch) · nl diep (voluminous) · nds-de dick (thick in a vertical direction) · gl fondo (profound) · kmr kûrûdûr (profound) · acw عميق (having its bottom far down) · yi טיף (having its bottom far down) · ja 深遠 (profound) · ota دریڭ (having its bottom far down) · ru глубо́кий (profound)

deep en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *deupaz Proto-West Germanic *deup Old English dēop Middle English dep English deep From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognates Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Central Franconian deep, deef (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Scanian djyber (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål djup, dyp (“deep”), Faroese and Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups, “deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Meanings

  1. Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
    • We ventured deep into the forest.
    • I am deep in debt.
    • The ogre lived in a cave deep underground.
    • It is one of the ironies of capital cities that each acts as a symbol of its nation, and yet few are even remotely representative of it. London has always set itself apart from the rest of Britain — but political, economic and social trends are conspiring to drive that wedge deeper. 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in The New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013:
    • His problems lie deep in the subconscious.
    • Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
  2. (qualifier:also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.
    • I thought long and deep.
    • deep-laid
    • Deep verſt in books and ſhallow in himſelf, 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 95, line 324:
  3. (qualifier:also deeply) In large volume.
    • breathe deep, drink deep
    • A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; / Drink deep, or taſte not the Pierian Spring: 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC, page 14:
  4. Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.
    • He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep.

Forms

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most deep Degree=Sup lexicographic
more deep Degree=Cmp lexicographic
deepest Degree=Sup lexicographic
deeper Degree=Cmp lexicographic
deepe alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

bat deep

Translations (21)

ro adânc (deeply) · eo profunde (deeply) · sl globoko (deeply) · pl głęboko (deeply) · de tief (deeply) · ru глубоко́ (deeply) · te లోతుగా (deeply) · sh duboko (deeply) · cmn(deeply) · pt fundo (deeply) · fi syvästi (deeply) · pt profundamente (deeply) · da dybt (deeply) · ckb بە قووڵی (deeply) · fi syvään (deeply) · nl diep (deeply) · hy խոր (deeply) · bg дълбо́ко (deeply) · uk гли́боко (deeply) · mk длабоко (deeply) · nds-de deep (deeply)

deep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *deupaz Proto-West Germanic *deup Old English dēop Middle English dep English deep From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognates Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Central Franconian deep, deef (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Scanian djyber (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål djup, dyp (“deep”), Faroese and Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups, “deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, literary, uncountable, with-definite-article) The deep part of a lake, sea or ocean.
    • creatures of the deep
  2. (countable, uncountable, with-definite-article) The sea, the ocean.
    • How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep—while I weep! / O God! can I not grasp / Them with a tighter clasp? 1849 March 31, Edgar Allan Poe, “A Dream Within a Dream”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: […], volumes II (Poems and Miscellanies), New York, N.Y.: J. S. Redfield, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 40:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
    • Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Psalm 42 verse 7
  4. (countable, uncountable) A deep or innermost part of something in general.
    • And what delights can equal those ⁠That stir the spirit’s inner deeps, ⁠When one that loves but knows not, reaps A truth from one that loves and knows? 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XLI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 64:
  5. (countable, literary, uncountable, with-definite-article) A silent time; quiet isolation.
    • the deep of night
  6. (countable, rare, uncountable) A deep shade of colour.
    • For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […] 2014, William H. Gass, On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry, page 59:
  7. (US, countable, rare, uncountable) The profound part of a problem.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A fielding position near the boundary.
    • Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
  9. (countable, slang, uncountable) A deep hotel pan.
    • Coordinate term: shallow

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deeps Number=Plur lexicographic
deepe alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

rapture of the deep (Terms derived from the noun deep)

Hypernyms

deep dish · hotel pan

Relateds

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Translations (23)

ro adânc ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · ro adâncime ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · fr profondeurs (the sea, the ocean) · izh jaama ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · da dyb (the sea, the ocean) · pt profundezas ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · pt oceano (the sea, the ocean) · eo profundo ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · ru пучи́на (the sea, the ocean) · cy pellter ((cricket) a fielding position near the boundary) · de Tiefe (the sea, the ocean) · pl głębiny (the sea, the ocean) · da dyb ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · ru пучи́на ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · fi syvyys (the sea, the ocean) · pt pego ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · pt pego (the sea, the ocean) · pl głębia ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · fi syvyys ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · pt mar (the sea, the ocean) · bg глъбина ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · de Tiefe ((literary) part of a lake, sea, etc) · de Tiefe ((US, rare) part of a problem)

deep en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *deupaz Proto-West Germanic *deup Old English dēop Middle English dep English deep From Middle English dep, deep, depe, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognates Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Central Franconian deep, deef (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Scanian djyber (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål djup, dyp (“deep”), Faroese and Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups, “deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Meanings

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To overthink; to treat as being deeper (“more profound, significant”) than in reality.
    • ― Ugh, why are these road markings so awfully arranged? ― Quit deeping it bro, just drive, innit.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To think about, especially deeply (“profoundly”); to consider.
    • I grew up so fucked but I didn't even deep it. I'm numb to the feelin' of grievin'. 2021 July 23, “Heart Attack” (track 11), in We're All Alone In This Together, performed by Dave:
    • I think I better leave it. I don't wanna beat it, this is not a Michael phase. Every time I deep it, man dem wan' eat it. Trying to recycle, babe. 2020 February 10, “Daffy Duckin'”performed by Angel, Chaz Marcus:
    • No Picasso, I don't care about resistance (Deep dat). 2019 October 25, “Fact”performed by J. Mulla, MBandz:

Forms

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deeped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deeped Tense=Past lexicographic
deepe alternative, obsolete lexicographic
deeping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deeps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

deeps