to plumb the depth
- phrasal verb
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profundizar
- Instead, it plumbs the depths of its protagonists indecisiveness and the tragic consequences thereof.
You have excavated and plumbed the depths of the narcissistic people in your lives to find those good things, to make sense of it.
- You have excavated and plumbed the depths of the narcissistic people in your lives to find those good things, to make sense of it.
Examples
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He is anxious to plumb the depths of the packing department.
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We'll Plumb the depths and, and discuss why people are so afraid more so than at other times.
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You could actually thoroughly Plumb the depths of that pleasure and then say just not for me.
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So today we are going to Plumb the depths of what's possible with pants.
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So the, the idea of, you know, plumbing the depths of, of God's wisdom and trying to conform closer to his, his image.
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You have excavated and plumbed the depths of the narcissistic people in your lives to find those good things, to make sense of it.
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The scientist aimed to plumb the depth of the ocean's ecosystem to uncover undiscovered species.
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As the journalist reported on the scandal, he needed to plumb the depths of the government’s actions to find the truth.
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In her new book, the author seeks to plumb the depths of human emotions, revealing their complexities.
Synonyms
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2.8
Examine something carefully to find out more
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2.3
To study something carefully to learn more about it
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3.9
Find the real reason for a problem by checking carefully
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3.7
To look at something carefully, often by searching under the surface
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4.7
To look deeply into a subject to find information
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4.4
Search carefully to find hidden facts or details
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6.4
Understand the true meaning or nature of something
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5.1
To ask careful questions to find hidden information
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7.4
To examine something deeply to learn more about it
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4.4
To look into something more carefully to find hidden facts
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5.7
To look below the surface to find the real reasons
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7.5
To understand how serious or important something is
To look closely at the small parts of a plan or report to understand it
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
- Literature
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5.1
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2.5
∞
2.8
573
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'plumb' (to probe or explore) combined with 'depth' (deep extent or complexity) yields the meaning 'investigate thoroughly' directly from the constituents. Although the idiom often appears as 'plumb the depths' and is somewhat literary, the metaphor of probing depth is compositional and would be predictable to a learner who knows the two words.
Etymology
The phrase plumb the depth comes from old sailors who dropped a heavy lead weight called a plumb on a line to find the sea's depth. So, the picture of sending a weight down to see how deep something is explains why today plumb the depth means 'to investigate or explore something deeply'.