ahondar

to deepen

verb ah-ohn-DAHR Rare

Also means

to delve into

Usage Note

Ahondar is used both literally (to dig deeper) and figuratively (to go deeper into a subject): ahondar en el tema (to delve into the topic). It is often followed by en. The silent h means the first sound is the open vowel a. A near-synonym is profundizar, which is more common in academic writing.

Examples

"Debemos ahondar en las causas del conflicto."

Natural Translation

We must delve deeper into the causes of the conflict.

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