deep

deep¹ W1S2 [di:p] adj comparative deeper superlative deepest

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1¦(going far down)¦

2¦(going far in)¦

3¦(serious)¦

4¦(breath)¦

5¦(feeling/belief)¦

6¦(sound)¦

7¦(colour)¦

8¦(difficult to understand)¦

9¦(sleep)¦

10 deep in thought/conversation etc

11 deep in debt

12 a deep impression

13¦(person)¦

14 be in deep shit

15 be in deep water

16¦(ball games)¦

17 jump/be thrown in at the deep end

18 go off at the deep end

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[: Old English; Origin: deop]

1.) ¦(GOING FAR DOWN)¦

a) going far down from the top or from the surface

≠ ↑shallow

▪ The castle is on an island surrounded by a deep lake.

▪ The swimming pool has a deep end and a shallow end for kids.

▪ We'll take the boat out into deep water where we can dive.

▪ a deep narrow valley

b) you use deep to say what distance something goes down from the top or surface

2 metres/6 feet etc deep

▪ Dig a hole around 12 inches deep.

ankle-deep/waist-deep etc

▪ In places, the snow was waist-deep (=deep enough to reach a person's waist) .

→↑knee-deep

2.) ¦(GOING FAR IN)¦

going far in from the outside or from the front edge of something

▪ a deep wound

▪ She was sitting in a deep leather chair.

3.) ¦(SERIOUS)¦

serious or severe

▪ Despite the peace process, there are deep divisions in the community.

▪ The country is in a deep recession.

▪ Evan would be in deep trouble if he was caught.

4.) ¦(BREATH)¦

a deep breath or ↑sigh is one in which you breathe a lot of air in or out

▪ She stopped and took a deep breath .

▪ Tom gave a deep sigh of relief.

5.) ¦(FEELING/BELIEF)¦

a deep feeling, belief etc is very strong and sincere

= ↑profound

▪ May I express my deepest sympathy.

▪ The letters show her deep affection for him.

▪ He has a deep understanding of the environment.

6.) ¦(SOUND)¦

a deep sound is very low

▪ Her laugh was deep and loud.

▪ I love that deep bass line.

7.) ¦(COLOUR)¦

a deep colour is dark and strong

≠ ↑light, pale ↑pale

▪ She gazed at him with wide deep blue eyes.

▪ The berries are a deep red colour.

8.) ¦(DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND)¦

important but complicated or difficult to understand

▪ These problems are too deep for me.

▪ There is a deep issue of principle involved.

9.) ¦(SLEEP)¦

if someone is in a deep sleep, it is difficult to wake them

▪ He lay down and fell into a deep sleep .

10.) deep in thought/conversation etc

thinking so hard or paying attention to something so much that you do not notice anything else that is happening around you

11.) deep in debt

owing a lot of money

12.) a deep impression

a strong effect or influence that remains for a long time

▪ What he said made a deep impression on me.

13.) ¦(PERSON)¦

a deep person is serious and intelligent, but is hard to know well

▪ Henry has always been a deep one . He keeps his views to himself.

14.) be in deep shit

spoken not polite to be in a bad situation because of something you have done

15.) be in deep water

to be in trouble or in a difficult or serious situation

▪ The company is in deep water over their refusal to reduce prices.

16.) ¦(BALL GAMES)¦

a deep ball is hit, thrown, or kicked to a far part of the sports field

17.) jump/be thrown in at the deep end

to choose to do or be made to do a very difficult job without having prepared for it

▪ She decided to jump in at the deep end, buy a farm, and teach herself.

18.) go off at the deep end informal

to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason

deep ²

deep² W3 adv

1.) [always + adverb/preposition]

a long way into or below the surface of something

▪ Some bones were hidden deep beneath the ground.

▪ The railway tunnel led deep under the mountains.

▪ We were deep in a tropical rainforest (=far from the edge of the forest) .

▪ Tom stared deep into her eyes.

▪ They talked deep into the night (=very late) .

2.) deep down

a) if you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even though you do not admit it

▪ He knew, deep down, that he would have to apologise.

b) if someone is good, evil etc deep down, that is what they are really like even though they usually hide it

▪ Deep down, she is a very caring person.

3.) two/three etc deep

if things or people are two deep, three deep etc, there are two, three etc rows or layers of things or people

▪ People were standing four deep at the bar.

4.) run/go deep

if a feeling such as hatred or anger runs deep in someone, they feel it very strongly, especially because of something that has happened in the past

▪ The prejudice runs deep and we need to understand the fears behind it.

5.) be in (too) deep informal

to be very involved in a situation, especially so that it causes you problems

→still waters run deep at ↑still² (5)

deep ³

deep³ n

the deep

literary the sea