deep in English dictionary

  • deep

    Meanings and definitions of "deep"

    • (of a hole, water, ravine, cut, etc) Having its bottom far down.
    • Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
    • To a significant, not superficial, extent.
    • In extent in a direction away from the observer.
    • In a number of rows or layers:
    • Thick.
    • Voluminous.
    • (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
    • (of a color) Dark and highly saturated.
    • A long way inside; situated far in or back.
    • (sleep) Sound, heavy ( describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken )
    • Immersed, submerged (in).
    • (literary, with "the") (meaning 1 above) part of a lake, sea, etc.
    • (US) (rare) The deep (meaning 2 above) part of a problem.
    • (with "the"): the sea, the ocean
    • (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
    • adjective
      (heading, of a physical distance)
      Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
    • adjective
      (heading, intellectual, social)
      Complex, involved.
    • adjective
      (sound, voice)
      Low in pitch.
    • adjective
      (of a color)
      Dark and highly saturated.
    • adjective
      (sleep)
      Sound, heavy ( describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
    • adjective
      Immersed, submerged (in).
    • adjective
      Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
    • adverb
      Deeply.
    • noun
      (literary, with "the")
      The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
    • noun
      (rare)
      A deep shade of colour.
    • noun
      (US, rare)
      The profound part of a problem.
    • noun
      (with "the")
      The sea, the ocean.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      A fielding position near the boundary.
    • having its bottom far down
    • profound
    • seriously or to a significant extent, not superficial
    • in extent in a direction away from the observer
    • thick in a vertical direction
    • voluminous
    • of a sound or voice, low in pitch
    • of a color, dark and highly saturated
    • a long way inward
    • a long way forward
    • in a number of rows or layers
    • difficult to awake
    • right into one's mind
    • with a lot of
    • football and other similar games
    • deeply
    • ( literary ) part of a lake, sea, etc
    • the sea, the ocean
    • deep (physically)
    • deep (colour)
    • deep (love, etc.)
    • Having a bottom or base that is far away from the top.
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
    • adjective
      extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
    • adjective
      intense or extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
    • adjective
      large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"
    • adjective
      marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      (of darkness) densely dark; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
    • adjective
      relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
    • adjective
      relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
    • adjective
      strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"
    • adjective
      very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
    • adjective
      with head or back bent low; "a deep bow"
    • adverb
      to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
    • adverb
      to a great depth; far down or in; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
    • adverb
      to a great distance; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"
    • noun
      a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
    • noun
      literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
    • noun
      the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"

    Synonyms of "deep" in English dictionary

    abstruse, depression, mysterious are the top synonyms of "deep" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "deep" in English dictionary

    shallow is the antonym of "deep" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of deep

    • deep ( comparative more deep, superlative most deep)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy deeper; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy deepest
    • deep ( uncountable)
    • deep ( comparative deeper, superlative deepest)
    • deep (comparative deeper, superlative deepest)
    • deep (comparative more deep, superlative most deep)
    • deep (countable and uncountable, plural deeps)
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