deep

[US]/di:p/
[UK]/dip/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. situated far down or inwards, of a dark color, having a low tone, intense, profound
adv. deeply, until late

Phrases & Collocations

deep breath

deep sleep

deep love

deep thoughts

deep sea

deep emotion

deep understanding

deep connection

in deep

deep in

deep water

deep analysis

deep foundation

deep down

deep well

deep drawing

deep inside

deep red

deep excavation

deep blue

deep ocean

deep level

deep structure

Example Sentences

deep in the woods.

deep in the past.

the deep of night.

deep trouble; deepest deceit.

deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties.

a deep trance; deep devotion.

Real-world Examples

This was a calamity too deep for tears.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Wearable technology may be going skin deep.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

It will fall slowly, deeper and deeper.

Source: A Brief History of the World

Hailing the snow, piled white and deep.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

It'll be 45 meters or 148 feet deep.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

But the problem runs much deeper.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

She found that she was falling down a very, very deep hole.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

It blasted out a crater almost 600 feet deep.

Source: Blue Planet

" Looks like it, " Harry whispered back; his voice came out deep and gravelly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Except for my deep nausea and pending headache.

Source: Mad Men Season 5

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