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deepen

deepen
[ˈdiːpən]
verbo transitivo
1. profundizar, ahondar (well, ditch); acentuar, agudizar (sorrow, interest)
  • to deepen one's understanding of something -> ahondar en el conocimiento de algo
verbo intransitivo
2. hacerse más profundo(a) (river, silence, mystery); afianzarse (conviction, belief); acentuarse, agudizarse (sorrow, interest)
3. intensificarse (color); hacerse más grave (sound, voice)

deepen [di-pen]
1. Profundizar o ahondar en (knowledge); aumentar (concern); estrechar (friendship); hacer más profundo u hondo (canal, well).
2. Oscurecer.
3. Entristecer.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4. Descender gradualmente; profundizarse, hacerse o volverse más hondo o profundo (gorge, river). (n)
5. Hacerse más profundo, aumentar (concern, love); estrecharse (friendship); crecer, aumentar (mystery); acentuarse (crisis); hacerse más profundo (darkness). (n)
va.

deepen [ˈdiːpən]
verb:transitive
[+hole] hacer más profundo; [+voice] hacer más grave; ahuecar; [+colour] intensificar; [+understanding] aumentar; [+love, friendship] hacer más profundo or intenso; ahondar; [+crisis] agudizar; acentuar
this book will deepen people's understanding of a little-known culture it is hoped the meeting will deepen mutual understanding between the two countries Tom Cruise has paid Pounds 60,000 to the mysterious Church of Scientology to deepen his voice their parents' opposition if anything deepened their love for each other life together in the trenches deepened their friendship he is going to raise taxes in a way which will deepen the recession a long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession
verb:intransitive
[+water] hacerse más profundo or hondo; [+voice] hacerse más grave or profundo; [+frown] acentuarse; [+colour, emotion] intensificarse; [+night] avanzar; cerrarse; [+darkness] hacerse más profundo; [+mystery, suspicion] aumentar; [+understanding, love, friendship] hacerse más profundo or intenso; [+crisis] agudizarse; acentuarse
the colour in her face deepened se puso aún más colorada
Amy felt the colour deepening in her already flushed face Lois's frown deepened When women take male hormones, hair appears on the face and the voice deepens very quickly His smile changed, his voice deepened as the night deepens, the fire grows more golden outside the dusk had deepened the darkness deepened in the primeval forest all around them this suspicion deepened in his mind this recession may deepen even further if the state doesn't kick in with a little spending for more and more people, as the recession deepens, this could be a year of unemployment

Verb Conjugation for "deepen"

Imperative
  • deepen
  • you deepen
  • he/she deepens
  • we deepen
  • you deepen
  • they deepen
Preterite
  • I deepened
  • you deepened
  • he/she deepened
  • we deepened
  • you deepened
  • they deepened
Present Continuous
  • I am deepening
  • you are deepening
  • he/she is deepening
  • we are deepening
  • you are deepening
  • they are deepening
Present Perfect
  • I have deepened
  • you have deepened
  • he/she has deepened
  • we have deepened
  • you have deepened
  • they have deepened
Past Continuous
  • I was deepening
  • you were deepening
  • he/she was deepening
  • we were deepening
  • you were deepening
  • they were deepening
Past Perfect
  • I had deepened
  • you had deepened
  • he/she had deepened
  • we had deepened
  • you had deepened
  • they had deepened
Future
  • I will deepen
  • you will deepen
  • he/she will deepen
  • we will deepen
  • you will deepen
  • they will deepen
Future Perfect
  • I will have deepened
  • you will have deepened
  • he/she will have deepened
  • we will have deepened
  • you will have deepened
  • they will have deepened
Future Continuous
  • I will be deepening
  • you will be deepening
  • he/she will be deepening
  • we will be deepening
  • you will be deepening
  • they will be deepening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been deepening
  • you have been deepening
  • he/she has been deepening
  • we have been deepening
  • you have been deepening
  • they have been deepening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been deepening
  • you will have been deepening
  • he/she will have been deepening
  • we will have been deepening
  • you will have been deepening
  • they will have been deepening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been deepening
  • you had been deepening
  • he/she had been deepening
  • we had been deepening
  • you had been deepening
  • they had been deepening
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