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{ "term": "deep", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "having a large distance from the top or surface to the bottom", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a deep hole/well/river" }, { "text": "**deep water/snow**" }, { "text": "The water looks quite deep there." }, { "text": "Around the world, the deep oceans are heating." }, { "text": "Sunflowers have **deep roots**." }, { "text": "The custom has **deep roots** in the community." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "having a large distance from the front edge to the furthest point inside", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **deep cut/wound**" }, { "text": "deep space" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "used to describe or ask about the depth of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The water is only a few centimetres deep." }, { "text": "How deep is the wound?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "as far up or down as the point mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "The water was only **waist-deep** so I walked ashore." }, { "text": "She stood **knee-deep** in the water." }, { "text": "We were walking in ankle-deep water." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "in the number of rows mentioned, one behind the other", "examples": [ { "text": "They were standing three-deep at the bar." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "taking in or giving out a lot of air", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She took a **deep breath**." }, { "text": "He gave a deep sigh." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a person in a deep sleep is difficult to wake", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She fell into a **deep sleep**." }, { "text": "to be in a deep trance/coma" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "strong and dark", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a rich deep red" }, { "text": "He had a pale face with deep blue eyes." }, { "text": "Her lipstick was a deep shade of scarlet." }, { "text": "The colour is deeper when the grapes are dried." } ], "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "low", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I heard his **deep** warm **voice** filling the room." }, { "text": "We heard a deep roar in the distance." }, { "text": "He gave a deep groan." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "sound", "become"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "strongly felt", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a very deep feeling of love" }, { "text": "I felt a **deep sense** of loss when I heard of her death." }, { "text": "They expressed **deep concern**." }, { "text": "We extend our **deepest sympathies** to his family." }, { "text": "It was with **deep regret** that I accepted his resignation." }, { "text": "They have a deep respect for tradition." } ], "synonyms": "sincere", "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "go", "run"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "extreme or serious", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's **in deep trouble**." }, { "text": "a deep economic recession" }, { "text": "The affair had exposed **deep divisions** within the party." }, { "text": "a place of great power and of deep significance" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "showing great knowledge or understanding", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She had reached a **deep understanding** of the local culture." }, { "text": "We will need a deeper analysis of this problem." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "difficult to understand", "examples": [ { "text": "This discussion's getting too deep for me." }, { "text": "He always sought for a **deeper meaning** in everything." }, { "text": "They spent hours discussing deep philosophical issues." }, { "text": "None of the insights contained in the book was particularly deep." }, { "text": "He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point." } ], "synonyms": "profound" }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "fully involved in an activity or a state", "sensetop": "deep in something", "examples": [ { "text": "to be **deep in thought/conversation**" }, { "text": "He is often so deep in his books that he forgets to eat." }, { "text": "The firm ended up **deep in debt**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 15, "definition": "if a person is deep, they hide their real feelings and opinions", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She's always been a deep one, trusting no one." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": 16, "definition": "to or from a position far down or across the field", "examples": [ { "text": "a deep ball from Brown" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices", "examples": [], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in trouble or difficulty", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in trouble", "labels": "(taboo, slang)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'll be in the shit if I don't get this work finished today." }, { "text": "You’re in deep shit now." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/diːp/", "audio": "de/deep/deep__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/diːp/", "audio": "de/deep/deep__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English dēop (adjective), dīope, dēope (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch diep and German tief, also to dip." }