{
    "term": "deep",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a large distance from the top or surface to the bottom",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a deep hole/well/river"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**deep water/snow**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The water looks quite deep there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Around the world, the deep oceans are heating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sunflowers have **deep roots**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The custom has **deep roots** in the community."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having a large distance from the front edge to the furthest point inside",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **deep cut/wound**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "deep space"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to describe or ask about the depth of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The water is only a few centimetres deep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How deep is the wound?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "as far up or down as the point mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The water was only **waist-deep** so I walked ashore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stood **knee-deep** in the water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were walking in ankle-deep water."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "in the number of rows mentioned, one behind the other",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were standing three-deep at the bar."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "taking in or giving out a lot of air",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She took a **deep breath**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave a deep sigh."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a person in a deep sleep is difficult to wake",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She fell into a **deep sleep**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be in a deep trance/coma"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "strong and dark",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a rich deep red"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a pale face with deep blue eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her lipstick was a deep shade of scarlet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The colour is deeper when the grapes are dried."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "low",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I heard his **deep** warm **voice** filling the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We heard a deep roar in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave a deep groan."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "sound", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "strongly felt",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a very deep feeling of love"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt a **deep sense** of loss when I heard of her death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They expressed **deep concern**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We extend our **deepest sympathies** to his family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was with **deep regret** that I accepted his resignation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have a deep respect for tradition."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sincere",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "go", "run"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "extreme or serious",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's **in deep trouble**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a deep economic recession"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The affair had exposed **deep divisions** within the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a place of great power and of deep significance"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "showing great knowledge or understanding",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had reached a **deep understanding** of the local culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will need a deeper analysis of this problem."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "difficult to understand",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This discussion's getting too deep for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always sought for a **deeper meaning** in everything."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They spent hours discussing deep philosophical issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "None of the insights contained in the book was particularly deep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pondered, as if over some deep philosophical point."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "profound"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "fully involved in an activity or a state",
            "sensetop": "deep in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be **deep in thought/conversation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is often so deep in his books that he forgets to eat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The firm ended up **deep in debt**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "if a person is deep, they hide their real feelings and opinions",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's always been a deep one, trusting no one."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "to or from a position far down or across the field",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a deep ball from Brown"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in trouble or difficulty",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in trouble",
            "labels": "(taboo, slang)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll be in the shit if I don't get this work finished today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You’re in deep shit now."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/diːp/",
                "audio": "de/deep/deep__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/diːp/",
                "audio": "de/deep/deep__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English dēop (adjective), dīope, dēope (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch diep and German tief, also to dip."
}