deepen

deepen

deepen (third-person singular simple present deepens, present participle deepening, simple past and past participle deepened)

1. To make deep or deeper

   They deepened the well by 200 feet.

2. To make darker or more intense; to darken

   The event deepened the prevailing gloom.

3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree

   News of her death deepened my sorrow.

4. To make lower in tone

   The tuner deepened the tone of the organ.

5. (intransitive) To become deeper

   The water deepens as you go toward the middle of the channel.

6. (intransitive) To become darker or more intense

   The crisis deepened in the following weeks.

7. (intransitive) To become lower in tone

   His voice deepened with age.

approfondire

affondare

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To become lower in tone

To make darker or more intense; to darken

To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree

(intransitive) To become darker or more intense

to make darker or more intense

(intransitive) To become deeper

To make deep or deeper

to become deeper

Traduzione 'veloce'

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