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approfondir

to deepen, go further into

verb ah-proh-fohn-DEER Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Approfondir is used both concretely (to make a trench deeper) and, far more commonly, figuratively, meaning to examine or develop something more thoroughly. The related adjective approfondi (thorough, in-depth) is especially common in academic or professional contexts, as in une analyse approfondie.

Examples

"Il faut approfondir nos recherches sur ce sujet."

Natural Translation

We need to go deeper into our research on this subject.

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