- depth
- noun1 distance from top to bottom or from back to front; deep part of sthADJECTIVE▪ considerable, great▪
species that live at considerable depth
▪They go down to great depths below the surface.
▪ maximum▪ soil, water▪ shallow▪Water normally moves more slowly at shallower depths.
▪ abyssal (technical)▪the abyssal depths of the ocean
▪ black, dark, murky▪ watery▪The ship's mast finally disappeared into the watery depths.
VERB + DEPTH▪ plumb, plunge into, reachDEPTH + NOUN▪ perceptionPREPOSITION▪ at depth▪The camera must be strong enough to resist the immense water pressure at depth.
▪ at a depth of, from a depth of, to a depth of▪These fish are found at a depth of over 300 feet.
▪ at a … depth, from a … depth, to a … depth▪The clam burrows in the sand to a considerable depth.
▪ out of your depth (BrE)▪I don't like going out of my depth in the sea.
PHRASES▪ the depths, the depths of the ocean, the depths of the sea (esp. BrE)▪sharks lurking in the murky depths
▪ the ocean depths2 of feelings, knowledge, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ considerable, great▪Younger students cannot be expected to have great depth of understanding.
▪ black, dark▪the dark depths of despair
▪ hidden, unexpected▪I suspect she has hidden depths.
▪the unexpected depth of his feelings for her
▪ emotional▪music of great emotional depth
VERB + DEPTH▪ plumb, plunge to, reach▪The story plumbed the depths of tabloid journalism.
▪ lack▪It lacks the complexity or depth of his best movies.
▪ add, give, provide▪ have▪ reveal, show▪Her paintings reveal hidden depths.
PREPOSITION▪ in depth▪I studied phonology in depth at college.
▪ out of your depth▪The writer seems a little out of her depth when dealing with the emotional issue involved.
▪ depths of▪The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.
PHRASES▪ depth of emotion, depth of feeling▪The demonstration showed the depth of feeling against the war.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
