deep

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/diːp/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Far down from the top or surface.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Very strong, serious, or thoughtful.

Examples

  • He dug a deep hole in the garden.

  • It's as deep as it is wide.

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Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.

  2. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

  3. Positioned far from the surface or other reference point, especially down through something or into something.

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In context

  • You'll find yourself in deep water if you continue to live beyond your means.

  • There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.

  • We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.

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Origin

adjective

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-nós, from *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognates Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Central Franconian deef, deep (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Faroese and Icelandic djúpur...