Meaning of deep In English

• 0 going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being of a particular distance from the top to the bottom:

  • a deep well/mine

  • a deep river/sea

  • a deep cut

  • The hole is so deep you can't see the bottom.

  • The water's not deep here - look, I can touch the bottom.

  • Drill 20 holes, each 2 inches deep.

  • The water's only ankle/knee/waist-deep, so we'll be able to get across the river easily.

  • Take a few deep breaths (= breaths that fill the lungs with air) and calm down.

• 1 very strongly felt or experienced and usually lasting a long time:

  • Their son has been a deep disappointment to them.

  • We're in deep trouble.

  • She fell into a deep sleep.

• 2 (of a sound) low:

  • a wonderfully deep voice

• 3 showing or needing serious thought, or not easy to understand:

  • His films are generally too deep for me.

• 4 If something is deep, it has a large distance between its edges, especially between its front and back edges:

  • Is the alcove deep enough for bookshelves?

  • The wardrobe is 2 m high, 1 m wide and 60 cm deep.

  • By midnight, there were customers standing six deep (= in six rows) at the bar.

  • Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother lived in a house deep in the forest.

• 5 (of a colour) strong and dark:

  • The sky was deep blue.

• 6 a long way from the top or surface :

  • The submarine sailed deep under the ice cap.

  • He thrust his hands deep in(to) his pockets.

• 7 If a football player or team plays deep, they stay a long way inside their own half of the field:

  • Some midfielders play deep, having a more defensive role, while others go forward.

• 8 the sea or the ocean

• 9 going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being at a particular distance down from the top:

  • She had a deep cut on her left arm.

  • During the flood, the water in the basement was knee-deep (= it would reach the knees of an average adult).

• 10 having a (sometimes stated) distance from front to back:

  • I want the bookcase shelves to be 12 inches deep.

  • The crowd along the parade route was six deep (= in six rows).

• 11 strongly felt or experienced, or having a strong and lasting effect:

  • Our deep love for each other will last forever.

  • He awoke from a deep sleep.

  • Joseph, deep in thought (= thinking so much that he is not aware of others), didn’t hear Erin enter the room.

• 12 difficult to understand; complicated:

  • His book on how the brain works is too deep for me.

• 13 (of a sound) low:

  • He was a large man with a deep voice.

• 14 (of a color) strong and dark:

  • The sky is a deep blue.

• 15 very large or serious:

  • Employees were forced to accept deep cuts in pay and benefits.

  • a deep recession.

  • These deep discounts will be a major factor in stimulating local telephone competition in Pennsylvania.

• 16 experiencing very serious problems:

  • But the question is whether any business strategy can save a company in such deep trouble.

• 17 to be in or get into serious trouble:

  • The main problem's going to be cash flow. It's the same in any business that gets into deep water.

• 18 owing a very large amount of money:

  • Why are the banks willing to allow people like this to get even deeper into debt?

• 19 if you say that an organization or a person has deep pockets, you mean that they have a lot of money to spend:

  • The sleek new car promises to do well, but it takes deep pockets to market premium cars across Europe.

• 20 to start, or make someone start, doing something new and difficult without help or preparation:

  • When new people start in our call centre, we give them basic training in all our systems and then throw them in at the deep end on day one.