Tief — meaning in English

English meaning

• deep adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
• deeply adverb To a great or intense degree; very much.
• fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
• low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
• profound adj Showing great depth of thought, understanding, or feeling.

Senses

Tief is used for these senses in English:

• deep Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
• deep (of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.
• deep (also deeply) In large volume.
• deeply At depth.
• fast Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.]
• fast (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].
• low (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
• low (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.

deep — full definition

1. adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
2. adj Profound or complex in meaning; not superficial.
3. adj Low in pitch, describing a voice or sound.
4. adj Intensely rich or saturated, describing colour.
5. adv Far into or down through something, physically or figuratively.

deeply — full definition

1. adverb To a great or intense degree; very much.
2. adverb Far down or far into something; at a great depth.

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