to plumb
7
7.4
- verb
- /plʌm/
:
sondear
- We've only just begun to Plumb this topic.
- plumb the depths
- plumb deeply
And so in other words, I don't think you're plumbing yourself, your real self or anything.
- And so in other words, I don't think you're plumbing yourself, your real self or anything.
- And so the best way to represent that is through a, through a like a musical color that can sort of Plumb those depths.
- You have excavated and plumbed the depths of the narcissistic people in your lives to find those good things, to make sense of it.
- And it's probably only just now plumbing the surface of what of of where it could go.
Examples
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With the coming of evening, her mind clouded over, and she again began to plumb the depths of her soul:
Fiction book (1994) -
Consequently, they had to plumb their traditions anew when the idea of an individual's human rights confronted them.
Academic text (2002) -
Even at his return, there seemed to be more to the story that he could never plumb.
Fiction book (2002) -
My job is to plumb the depths, so to speak, dredge up something from inside.
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Perhaps he had plumbed the depths of my character and decided he had made a serious mistake.
Fiction book (1993) -
The holes of history best represented by this work were not fully plumbed by the artist.
Academic text (1998) -
Part Four plumbs the depths of historic waters through a similar analysis.
Academic text (2016) -
We have been plumbing the depths of the modernist imaginary.
Academic text (2003) -
Aided by his concept of the inward disposition, Augustine plumbed the depths of human sinfulness even in its most obscure reaches.
Academic text (1990) -
The researcher decided to plumb the historical significance of the ancient texts to uncover hidden meanings.
Synonyms
675
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
573
2.8
Examine something carefully to find out more
471
2.3
To study something carefully to learn more about it
137
3.9
Find the real reason for a problem by checking carefully
70
3.7
To look at something carefully, often by searching under the surface
61
4.7
To look deeply into a subject to find information
43
4.4
Search carefully to find hidden facts or details
35
5.1
To ask careful questions to find hidden information
32
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
1
4.4
To look into something more carefully to find hidden facts
1
5.7
To look below the surface to find the real reasons
1
7.5
To understand how serious or important something is
To examine something carefully to find hidden details
To look closely at the small parts of a plan or report to understand it
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
- Specialized
A straight narrow board with a hanging weight used to check if a wall is perfectly vertical
How Deeply
7
7.4
61
4.7
- Literature
35
5.1
∞
2.8
868
2.5
127
2.7
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plumb for 'examine deeply' comes from the idea of measuring depth with a lead weight, so people began to use it for exploring the 'depths' of a problem or idea. That's why to plumb something is to look into it very deeply.