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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
profound
/pɹəˈfaʊnd/
adjective1 of 3
showing a lot of deep knowledge or thought
- “That incident had a profound effect on my life.”Tatoeba
- “The most profound changes are internal, not external.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 3
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
verb3 of 3
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)