deep sigh

  • 1sigh — I UK [saɪ] / US verb Word forms sigh : present tense I/you/we/they sigh he/she/it sighs present participle sighing past tense sighed past participle sighed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because …

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  • 2sigh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, heavy, huge ▪ little, slight, small, soft …

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  • 3deep — deep1 W1S2 [di:p] adj comparative deeper superlative deepest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(going far down)¦ 2¦(going far in)¦ 3¦(serious)¦ 4¦(breath)¦ 5¦(feeling/belief)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(colour)¦ 8¦(difficult …

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  • 4deep — [[t]di͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦ deeper, deepest 1) ADJ GRADED If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something. The water is very deep and mysterious looking... Den had dug a deep hole in the centre of the… …

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  • 5sigh — sigh1 [ saı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed: sigh heavily/wearily/deeply: Jan sighed heavily and shook her head. sigh… …

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  • 6deep — deep1 [ dip ] adjective *** ▸ 1 going long way down ▸ 2 feeling/emotion: strong ▸ 3 sound: low ▸ 4 color: dark and strong ▸ 5 sleep: hard to wake from ▸ 6 breathing a lot of air ▸ 7 with complicated ideas ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) going a long way down… …

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  • 7deep — 1 /di:p/ adjective 1 GOING FAR DOWN going far down from the top or from the surface: a deep hole in the ground | Come on, get in! The water s not very deep here. | 2 metres/6 feet etc deep: At this point the lake is ninety metres deep. 2 knee… …

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  • 8deep — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far in from the surface or edge (deep wound; deep plunge; deep shelf; deep border). 2 (predic.) a extending to or lying at a specified depth (water 6… …

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  • 9deep */*/*/ — I UK [diːp] / US [dɪp] adjective Word forms deep : adjective deep comparative deeper superlative deepest 1) going a long way down from the top or the surface The river is quite deep here. an area of high hills and deep valleys a) used for saying… …

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  • 10sigh — [saɪ] verb I 1) [I] to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed Jan sighed heavily and shook her head.[/ex] 2) [T] to say something with a sigh ‘I wish you had told me… …

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