deep
- adverb
- /diːp/
- The sun reddened as it sank deeper into the hazy smog that capped the Laguna Hills.
- deep underground
- deep enough
- sink deep
You're diving deep, I'm diving deep, Concrete's diving deep.
- You're diving deep, I'm diving deep, Concrete's diving deep.
- But it will, no, it will not go as deep as ayahuasca can.
- And then those particles are going deep into your lungs.
- So if it's going a little deeper, allow that to happen.
- So I went very, very deep into that network.
- But it goes deep, deep into where it's all coming from.
- Yeah, I had to scroll deep down your Instagram.
- We were in action and she said in my ear, go deeper, stay with me now.
- Can you really piece together how deep that impact goes.
- But the astronomers, we go deeper than what the eye can see.
- So I park my car deep to ground, down I go.
Examples
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I slept until his weight pressed deep upon me and I couldn't breathe.
Fiction book (1991) -
He took me to a place deep in the jungle.
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You know it, you feel it deep down.
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You look down deep inside yourself
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Charles would have laughed at them except he knew deep down that something bad had happened.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I found myself heading deep into the cove.
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I didn't think anyone lived this deep in the woods.
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Outward signs expressed by emotions run deep into the evolutionary past.
Academic text (2017) -
"Which was what he'd done for years, but deep down he knew that wasn't the answer either.
Fiction book (1991) -
He took me to a place deep in the jungle where few have ventured.
Synonyms
In a way that is far down into something like the ground or sea
Antonyms
Idioms
You must choose between two options that are both bad
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Informal
Put suddenly into a difficult situation without preparation or help
- Informal
People say it when something seems very serious or important, often jokingly
Compounds
- US
A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
The deepest parts of the ocean far below the surface where little or no sunlight reaches
A person who dives deep in the sea using special equipment to protect from high pressure
An electric kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it completely in hot oil
- Specialized
A low power state when a device turns off most parts but can wake quickly
- Specialized
A vein deep in the side of the brain that drains blood toward the base of the brain
- Specialized
A blood vessel in the neck that drains blood from muscles near the spine
- Specialized
Fire from heavy guns at enemy targets far behind friendly troops to disrupt supplies and reinforcements
- Specialized
A vein in the temple area that carries blood away from nearby muscles
- Specialized
Leaves or body parts that have deep cuts making clear rounded sections, like oak leaves
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adverb deep comes from the old English dēop meaning 'far down', like the word deepen. So to go deep means to go far in or far down.