deeply A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈdi(ː)pli/ See IPA manual Freq #2243 Meanings 1 adv Very greatly; to a strong degree. I am deeply concerned about this matter. 2 adv In a serious or thorough way, not superficially. I thought deeply about the problem before answering. 3 adv So as to go far down or far into something. She breathed deeply to calm herself down. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · very greatly; to a strong... profoundly Common collocations inhale deeply Verb + adverb Etymology AI details From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly. depely Middle English dēoplīċe Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # deeply **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈdi(ː)pli/ **Frequency rank:** 2243 ## Meanings 1. Very greatly; to a strong degree. 2. In a serious or thorough way, not superficially. 3. So as to go far down or far into something. ## Examples - I am deeply concerned about this matter. - I thought deeply about the problem before answering. - She breathed deeply to calm herself down. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: depely - Root: dēoplīċe ## Etymology From Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly. ## AI Etymology deeply comes from Middle English depely, deplike, deopliche, from Old English dēoplīċe (“deeply”, adverb), from dēoplīc (“deep”), equivalent to deep + -ly. The historical chain includes Middle English depely, Old English dēoplīċe. Current senses include Very greatly; to a strong degree and In a serious or thorough way, not superficially. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Describing Qualities markdown