Betekenis van depth In het Nederlands

• 0 the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something:

  • the depth of a lake/pond

  • There are very few fish at depths (= distances below the surface) below 3,000 metres.

  • The river froze to a depth of over a metre.

  • The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.

• 1 the state of having serious qualities or the ability to think seriously about something:

  • Terry lacks depth - he's a very superficial person.

  • Her writing shows astonishing depth.

  • Jo has hidden depths (= serious qualities that you do not see immediately).

  • I'd like to look at this question in some depth.

• 2 the distance from the front to the back of something:

  • Measure the depth of the cupboard/shelf.

• 3 the fact of a feeling, state, or characteristic being strong, extreme, or detailed:

  • He spoke with great depth of feeling.

  • I was amazed at the depth of her knowledge.

  • He was in the depths of despair/depression about losing his job.

  • The company was started in the depth of the recession of the 1930s.

• 4 the quality of having a low sound:

  • The depth of his voice makes him sound older than he is.

• 5 the fact of something, especially a colour, having the quality of being dark and strong:

  • I love the depth of colour in her early paintings.

• 6 the distance down from the top surface of something to the bottom:

  • [ C ] They were scuba diving at a depth of 22 meters.

  • [ U ] The numbers on the left show the depth in inches.

• 7 the distance from the front to the back of something:

  • [ U ] Bookshelves should be at least nine inches in depth.

• 8 the strength, quality, or degree of being complete:

  • [ U ] It’s hard to get a handle on the depth of her knowledge.

• 9 the ability to think seriously about something:

  • [ U ] Don’t look for depth in this show.

  • I interviewed her in depth.

  • an in-depth report