What part of speech is deepened?

Deepened can be categorized as a verb.

Advertising

Parts of speech

  • 1. deepened is a verb, past participle of deepen (infinitive).
  • 2. deepened is a verb, past simple of deepen (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does deepened mean?

Definitions

Verb

deepen - make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
deepen - become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
deepen - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
deepen - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

Examples of deepened

#   Sentence  
1. verb We deepened our friendship.
2. verb The continuing conflict between the different movements deepened even further.
3. verb This is a unique friendship that has deepened over the years.
4. verb You deepened the holes.
5. verb The mystery only deepened.
6. verb As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life gradually deepened and increased.
7. verb Sami's sadness deepened into a depression.
8. verb Anti-American sentiment in Turkey has deepened.
9. verb You haven't deepened the holes.
10. verb Yanni's sadness deepened into a depression.
11. verb However powerful hardliners in Tehran may be trying to undermine that strategy and a new issue is likely to deepen the rift with the moderates.
12. verb The purpose of this text is to deepen the understanding of black culture.
13. verb He went to Britain to deepen his knowledge of the culture.
14. verb They did not deepen the holes.
15. verb I will deepen their wells.
Sentence  
verb
We deepened our friendship.
The continuing conflict between the different movements deepened even further.
This is a unique friendship that has deepened over the years.
You deepened the holes.
The mystery only deepened.
As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life gradually deepened and increased.
Sami's sadness deepened into a depression.
Anti-American sentiment in Turkey has deepened.
You haven't deepened the holes.
Yanni's sadness deepened into a depression.
However powerful hardliners in Tehran may be trying to undermine that strategy and a new issue is likely to deepen the rift with the moderates.
The purpose of this text is to deepen the understanding of black culture.
He went to Britain to deepen his knowledge of the culture.
They did not deepen the holes.
I will deepen their wells.

Advertising
Advertising