Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /prəˈfaʊnd/
Översättning
Adjektiv
1.derin

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
  2. Very deep; very serious
  3. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
  4. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
  5. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.

Substantiv

  1. (obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
  2. (obsolete) An abyss.

Verb

  1. (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
  2. (obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.

Exempel

  • A gulf profound
  • Where no motives of interest or pride intervene, none can equal them for profound and philosophical views of society, ….
  • Profound sciatica
  • Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.
  • What humble gestures! What profound reverence!
  • God in the fathomless profound / Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys.

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipprofoundedImperfektprofounded
PresensparticipprofoundingKomparativprofounder
Komparativmore profoundSuperlativprofoundest
Superlativmost profoundTredje person singular indicativ presensprofounds