deepen

Word parts

deep + -en

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdiːpən/

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Verb

Plain form deepen

Third-person singular deepens

Past tense deepened

Past participle deepened

Present participle deepening

1. If you deepen something, you make it deeper.

   We need to deepen this well if we are to get any water from it.