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run deep

run deep verb: of a feeling, belief, or problem, to be very intense, serious, and firmly established, often existing for a long time.

Verb

run deep (third-person singular simple present runs deep, present participle running deep, simple past ran deep, past participle run deep)

  1. (figuratively, informal) Of a feeling, belief, or problem, to be very intense, serious, and firmly established, often existing for a long time.
  2. (Canadian) Synonym of go deep.
    Synonyms:
    go deep
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, deep.
    • still waters run deep

Synonyms of run deep

Forms of run deep

third-person singular presentruns deep
present participlerunning deep
pastran deep
past participlerun deep

Questions about run deep

What does run deep mean?
Run deep means of a feeling, belief, or problem, to be very intense, serious, and firmly established, often existing for a long time.
What part of speech is run deep?
Run deep is a verb.
What is the past tense of run deep?
The past tense of run deep is ran deep.

Words near run deep in the dictionary

  1. run chase
  2. run chases
  3. run circles around
  4. run circles round
  5. run counter
  6. run deep
  7. run down
  8. run down the clock
  9. run dry
  10. run errands
  11. run feast

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