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# shallow

adjective (shallow, shallower, shallowest); noun (the shallows)

«shallow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shallow means not deep: there is only a short distance from the top to the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#m1)
2. A shallow person or idea does not think about serious things or care much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#m2)
3. Shallow breathing is quick and light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#m3)
4. The shallows are the shallow parts of a sea or river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#m4)

### In the lessons

In water safety, children paddle in the shallow end of the pool; never dive into shallow water (you can hit your head on the bottom), and water can be deeper than it looks. In science, a shallow container of water evaporates faster. In stories, a «shallow» character cares only about looks. Phrases: «the shallow end», «shallow water», «the shallows».

### Examples

- Stay in the shallow end of the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x1)
- Never dive into shallow water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x2)
- The stream is shallow enough to walk across. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x3)
- Put the water in a shallow dish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x4)
- Little fish swim in the shallows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x5)
- His breathing was quick and shallow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x6)
- The river can be deeper than it looks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x7)
- A shallow bowl holds less soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x8)
- He found one half-buried in the shallow water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/#x9)

### Note

Opposite: deep. Comparison: shallower, shallowest. Water that looks shallow can hide holes and strong currents — a common trap. Do not confuse «shallow» with «swallow».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shallow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shallow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shallow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shallow.html) on Mova free.