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Etymology

Old English dēop

Pronunciation

• enPR: dēp, IPA: /diːp/, SAMPA: /di:p/

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  Rhymes: -iːp

Adjective

Deep (comparative er, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Deep

Comparative er

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. (of a hole, water, ravine, cut, Template:Context 5) Having its bottom far down.
2. Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.

   That is a deep thought

3. Seriously or to a significant extent, not superficial.

   I just meant to help out a little, but now I'm deep into it

   They're deep in discussion

   I feel it deep in my heart

4. In extent in a direction away from the observer.

   The shelves are 30cm deep

5. Thick in a vertical direction.

   That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air

   There was a deep layer of soot over the window

6. Voluminous

   to take a deep breath / sigh / drink

7. (sound, voice) Low in pitch

   She has a very deep contralto

8. (of a color) Dark and highly saturated.

   That's a very deep shade of blue

9. (cricket, baseball): of a fielding position near the boundary, or closer to the boundary than one being compared to.

   He is fielding at deep mid wicket.

10. a long way inside

    deep into the forest

11. (sports, soccer, tennis) A long way forward

    a deep volley

12. in a number of rows or layers

    A crowd three deep along the funeral procession

13. (sleep) difficult to awake

    in a deep sleep

14. right into one's mind

    He looked deep into her eyes

15. with a lot of

    deep in debt

16. (American football) Relatively farther downfield.
17. (horse racing) three deep.

    Cigar Pal broke a bit slow, trailed by more than seven lengths after a half-mile, swung three deep into the stretch, rallied from eighth to make up more than four lengths and was nosed out six furlongs on the turf. (Greg Melikov on http://www.sportsbook.com)

Synonyms

• (of a hole, water, etc)::
• (having great meaning):: heavy, meaningful, profound
• (in extent in a direction away from the observer)::
• (thick in a vertical direction):: thick
• (voluminous):: great, large, voluminous
• (low in pitch):: low, low-pitched
• (of a color, dark and highly saturated):: bright, rich, vivid

Antonyms

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

Translations

having its bottom far down

Arabic: عميق ar(ar) (`amiiq) Armenian: խոր (xor) Bulgarian: дълбок bg(bg) (dălbok) Chamicuro: pnawa Chinese: Mandarin: 深 cmn(cmn) (shēn) Croatian: dubok m., duboka f., duboko n. Czech: hluboký cs(cs) m. Danish: dyb da(da) Esperanto: profunda eo(eo) Finnish: syvä fi(fi) French: profond fr(fr) German: tief de(de) Hebrew: עמוק, עמק ('amoq) Hungarian: mély hu(hu)

Italian: profondo it(it) Japanese: 深い ja(ja) (ふかい, fukai) Kurdish: قووڵ Polish: głęboki pl(pl) Romanian: adânc ro(ro) m., adâncă ro(ro) f., adânc ro(ro) n., adânci ro(ro) pl. Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Serbian: дубок sr(sr) (dubok) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: profundo es(es) m., hondo es(es) m. Swedish: djup sv(sv) Telugu: లోతు (lOtu) Ukrainian: глибокий uk(uk) (hlybókyj) Vietnamese: sâu vi(vi) West Frisian: djip fy(fy)

profound

Armenian: խոր (xor) Bulgarian: дълбок bg(bg) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 深奧的, simpl. 深奥的 (shēnàode) Danish: dyb, dybsindig, dybttænkende Finnish: syvällinen fi(fi) German: tief de(de) Hebrew: עמוק, עמק ('amoq)

Hungarian: mély hu(hu) Japanese: 深い (ふかい, fukai), 深遠な (しんえんな, shin'enna) Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: profundo es(es) m. Swedish: djup, djupsinnig Telugu: లోతు (lOtu) Vietnamese: sâu sắc vi(vi)

in extent in a direction away from the observer

Danish: dyb da(da) Finnish: syvä fi(fi) German: tief de(de) Kurdish: قووڵی

Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: de fondo es(es), ancho es(es) m. Swedish: djup sv(sv)

thick in a vertical direction

Armenian: խոր (xor) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 濃的, simpl. 浓的 (nóngde) Danish: bred da(da)

Finnish: paksu fi(fi) French: épais fr(fr) Italian: spesso#Adjective it(it)

voluminous

Danish: dyb da(da) Finnish: syvä fi(fi) German: tief de(de) Hebrew: עמוקה ('amuqa) (breath/sigh)

Kurdish: قووڵ Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Swedish: djup sv(sv)

of a sound or voice, low in pitch

Armenian: խոր (xor) Bulgarian: нисък bg(bg) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 深沈的, simpl. 深沉的 (shēnchénde) Croatian: dubok m., duboka f., duboko n. Danish: dyb da(da), mørk da(da) Finnish: matala fi(fi)

German: tief de(de) Kurdish: گڕ Russian: низкий ru(ru) (nízkij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: bajo es(es) m., grave es(es) m. and f. Swedish: djup sv(sv), låg sv(sv), mörk sv(sv) Vietnamese: trầm vi(vi)

of a color, dark and highly saturated

Bulgarian: тъмен bg(bg), наситен bg(bg) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 濃的, simpl. 浓的 (nóngde) Danish: mørk da(da), dyb da(da) Finnish: tumma (dark), syvä (saturated) German: dunkel de(de)

Hebrew: עמוק, עמק ('amoq) Japanese: 深い (ふかい, fukai), 濃い (こい, koi) Kurdish: تۆخ Spanish: oscuro es(es) m., intenso es(es) m. Vietnamese: đậm vi(vi), sẫm vi(vi)

a long way inward

Armenian: խոր (xor) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 深, simpl. 深 (shēn) Danish: dyb da(da) Finnish: syvä fi(fi) German: tief de(de)

Hebrew: עמוק, עמק ('amoq) Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: profundo es(es) Swedish: djup sv(sv)

a long way forward

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 深, simpl. 深 (shēn) Danish: dyb da(da)

Finnish: pitkä fi(fi) German: tief de(de)

in a number of rows or layers

Finnish: syvä fi(fi)

German: tief de(de)

difficult to awake

Armenian: խոր (xor) Bulgarian: дълбок bg(bg) Danish: dyb da(da) Finnish: syvässä unessa

German: tief de(de) Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Swedish: djup sv(sv)

right into one's mind

Danish: dyb da(da) Finnish: syvälle fi(fi) German: tief de(de) Hebrew: עמוק, עמק('amoq)

Russian: глубокий ru(ru) (glubókij) Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: penetrante es(es) m. and f.

with a lot of

Finnish: syvällä fi(fi) German: tief de(de)

Slovene: globok m., globoka f., globoko n. Spanish: capa profunda es(es)

football and other similar games

Danish: dyb da(da)

Finnish: syvällä fi(fi)

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Albanian: thellë Arabic: عميق (ʕamíyuq) Basque: sakon, barna, barren Breton: don Catalan: profund Dutch: diep Esperanto: profunda Faroese: djúpur m., djúp f., djúpt n. (1, 2, 4, 6), langt (3), tjúkkur m., tjúkk f., tjúkt n. (5) French: profond (1, 2)

Greek: βαθύς (varthís) Ido: profunda Indonesian: dalam, pekat, tua Italian: profondo m., profonda f. (1, 2) Korean: 깊다 (gipda), 짙다(jitda) Polish: głęboki (1, 2, 13), w głąb (10, 14) Portuguese: profundo m., profunda f. Romanian: adânc m., adâncă f. Serbian: dubok m. (1-16), duboka f., duboko n. Slovak: hlboký

See also

tall wide

high thick

Adverb

Deep (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Deep

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. deeply
   • Template:RQ:Schuster Hepaticae V

     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.

Translations

deeply

Bulgarian: дълбоко bg(bg) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 深的, simpl. 深的 (shēnde) Danish: dybt Kurdish: به‌ قووڵی

Portuguese: profundamente pt(pt) Russian: глубоко ru(ru) (globokó) Slovene: globoko Telugu: లోతుగా (lOtugaa)

Noun

Singular Deep

Plural -

Deep (-)

1. (literary, with "the") (meaning 1 above) part of a lake, sea, etc.

   creatures of the deep

2. (US) (rare) The deep (meaning 2 above) part of a problem.
3. (with "the"): the sea, the ocean
4. Template:Cricket A fielding position near the boundary.

   Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep

Translations

(literary) part of a lake, sea, etc

Bulgarian: глъбина bg(bg) f. Danish: dyb da(da) n. Finnish: syvyys fi(fi)

German: Tiefe de(de) f. Russian: пучина ru(ru) (pučína) f.

(US, rare) part of a problem

German: Tiefe de(de) f.

the sea, the ocean

Danish: dyb da(da) n. German: Tiefe de(de) f.

Russian: пучина ru(ru) (pučína) f.

(cricket) a fielding position near the boundary

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Portuguese: profundidade f.

Related terms

Terms derived from "deep"

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deep pockets deep-read deap sea/deep-sea deep-seated deep-set deep-six Deep South deep space deep structure deep supporting fire Deep Thought Deep Throat deepthroat deep vein thrombosis/DVT deep web deep well depth in too deep knee-deep neck-deep skin-deep still waters run deep waist-deep

See also

• deeps

Anagrams

• deep,
• peed

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