deep

/diːp//diːp/
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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. (with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

"creatures of the deep"

2. (with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.

"the deep of night"

3. A deep shade of colour.

4. The profound part of a problem.

5. (with "the") The sea, the ocean.

6. A fielding position near the boundary.

"Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep."

adjective

1. (of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

2. (intellectual, social) Complex, involved.

3. (sound, voice) Low in pitch.

"She has a very deep contralto voice."

4. (of a color) Highly saturated.

"That's a very deep shade of blue."

5. (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

"He was in a deep sleep."

6. Immersed, submerged (in).

"deep in debt"

7. Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

8. (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.

"deep time"

Synonyms

adverb

1. Deeply.

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