how to pronounce deepen

/ˈdiː.pən/

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deepen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of deepen in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… divisions of deepen politically and …”

meanings of deepen

verb:

To make lower in tone.
To make more sound or heavy.
To become deeper.
To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree.
To become darker or more intense.
To make deep or deeper.
To become more thorough or extensive.
To become lower in tone.
To become more sound or heavy.
To become more intimate.
To make more intimate.
To make darker or more intense; to darken.
To make more thorough or extensive.

deepen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word deepen occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deepen can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deepen can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;