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Word forms: plural graves, comparative graver, superlative gravestpronunciation note: Pronounced (greɪv), except for meaning [sense 5], when it is pronounced (grɑːv).

1. countable noun

A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.

They used to visit her grave twice a year.

Synonyms: tomb, vault, crypt, mausoleum More Synonyms of grave

2. countable noun [oft to N]

You can refer to someone's death as their grave or to death as the grave.

...drinking yourself to an early grave.

Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency.

3. adjective

A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying.

He said that the situation in his country is very grave.

I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story.

Synonyms: serious, important, significant, critical More Synonyms of grave

gravely adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]

They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government.

4. adjective

A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour.

William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave.

Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face.

gravely adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]

'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely.

5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'.

See dig one's own grave

See turn in their grave

8. from the cradle to the grave

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grave in British English 1

(ɡreɪv)

noun

a place for the burial of a corpse, esp beneath the ground and usually marked by a tombstone

▶ Related adjective: sepulchral

something resembling a grave or resting place

the ship went to its grave

3. the grave

4. have one foot in the grave

5. to make someone turn in their grave

Word origin

Old English græf; related to Old Frisian gref, Old High German grab, Old Slavonic grobǔ; see grave3

grave in British English 2

(ɡreɪv)

adjective

serious and solemn

a grave look

full of or suggesting danger

a grave situation

important; crucial

grave matters of state

(of colours) sober or dull

5. (ɡrɑːv) phonetics

(of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken on a lower or falling musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels

of or relating to an accent (`) over vowels, denoting a pronunciation with lower or falling musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with a certain special quality (as in French), or in a manner that gives the vowel status as a syllable nucleus not usually possessed by it in that position (as in English agèd)

Compare acute (sense 8), circumflex

noun

a grave accent

Derived forms

gravely (ˈgravely)

adverb

graveness (ˈgraveness)

noun

Word origin

C16: from Old French, from Latin gravis; related to Greek barus heavy; see gravamen

grave in British English 3

(ɡreɪv)

verbWord forms: graves, graving, graved, graved or graven (transitive) archaic

to cut, carve, sculpt, or engrave

to fix firmly in the mind

Word origin

Old English grafan; related to Old Norse grafa, Old High German graban to dig

grave in British English 4

(ɡreɪv)

verb

(transitive) nautical

to clean and apply a coating of pitch to (the bottom of a vessel)

Word origin

C15: perhaps from Old French grave gravel

grave in British English 5

(ˈɡrɑːvɪ)

adjective, adverb

music

to be performed in a solemn manner

Word origin

C17: from Italian: heavy, from Latin gravis

grave in American English 1

(greɪv)

adjectiveWord forms: ˈgraver or ˈgravest

requiring serious thought; important; weighty

grave doubts

not light or trifling in nature or in consequence; grievous

a grave sin

seriously threatening health, well-being, or life; critical; dangerous

a grave illness

seriously contrary to what is right or desirable; extremely bad

a grave fault

c. Theology

so evil as to cause spiritual death; mortal

a grave sin

dignified and solemn or sedate in manner or mien

somber; dull

grave colors

low or deep in pitch

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈserious

Derived forms

gravely (ˈgravely)

adverb

graveness (ˈgraveness)

noun

Word origin

Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base *gwer-, heavy, mill > quern, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave

grave in American English 2

(greɪv)

noun

a hole in the ground in which to bury a dead body

any place of burial; tomb

final end or death; extinction

verb transitiveWord forms: graved, ˈgraven or graved, ˈgraving

3. Obsolete

to dig

to bury

4. Archaic

to shape by carving; sculpture

to engrave; incise

to impress sharply and clearly; fix permanently

Idioms:

have one foot in the grave

make someone turn (over) in his (or her) grave

Word origin

ME < OE græf (akin to OFris gref, Ger grab) < base of grafan, to dig; akin to Ger graben < IE base *ghrebh-, to scratch, scrape

grave in American English 3

(greɪv)

verb transitiveWord forms: graved or ˈgraving

to clean barnacles, etc. from (the hull of a wooden ship) and coat with pitch or tar

Word origin

ME graven, prob. < OFr grave (Fr grève), beach, coarse sand (see gravel): ships were orig. beached for cleaning the hulls

grave in American English 4

(ˈgʀɑvɛ)

Italian

adjective, adverb

Musical Direction

slowly and with solemnity

Word origin

More idioms containing
grave

turn in your grave

dig your own grave

someone has one foot in the grave

from the cradle to the grave

Examples of 'grave' in a sentence
grave

Perhaps they shouldn't joke about early graves: both have had near misses.On the radar screen they look like open graves dotted across the desert.Survivors were forced to bury the dead in mass graves.

Quotations

The grave's a fine and private place,
But none do there, I think, embraceAndrew MarvellTo his Coy Mistress

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grave

British English: grave /ɡreɪv/ NOUN

A grave is a place where a dead person is buried.

They visit her grave twice a year.

American English: grave
Arabic: قَبْر
Brazilian Portuguese: sepultura
Chinese: 坟墓
Croatian: grob
Czech: hrob
Danish: grav
Dutch: graf
European Spanish: sepultura
Finnish: hauta
French: tombe
German: Grab
Greek: τάφος
Italian: tomba
Japanese: 墓
Korean: 무덤
Norwegian: grav
Polish: grób
European Portuguese: sepultura
Romanian: mormânt
Russian: могила
Latin American Spanish: sepultura
Swedish: grav allvarlig
Thai: หลุมฝังศพ
Turkish: mezar
Ukrainian: могила
Vietnamese: mộ

Chinese translation of 'grave'

grave

(ɡreɪv)

n (c)

(= tomb) 坟(墳)墓 (fénmù) (座, zuò)

adj

1. [situation, crisis] 严(嚴)重的 (yánzhòng de)
2. [concern, danger] 重大的 (zhòngdà de)
[expression, person] 严(嚴)肃(肅)的 (yánsù de)

(noun) in the sense of tomb

Definition

death

They used to visit her grave twice a year.

Synonyms

tomb

the tomb of the Unknown Soldier

vault

He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.

crypt

people buried in the crypt of an old London church

mausoleum

Her tomb lies in the great mausoleum under a slab of jade.

sepulchre

Death holds him in his sepulchre.

pit

last resting place

burying place

related words

related adjective sepulchral

Quotation

The grave's a fine and private place,
But none do there, I think, embrace [Andrew Marvell – To his Coy Mistress]

1 (adjective) in the sense of serious

Definition

serious and solemn in appearance or behaviour

He says the situation in his country is very grave.

Synonyms

serious

I regard this as a serious matter.

important

an important economic challenge to the government

significant

It is the first drug that seems to have a significant effect on this disease.

critical

The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.

pressing

There is a pressing need for more funds.

threatening

dangerous

a dangerous undertaking

vital

a blockade which could cut off vital oil and gas supplies

crucial (informal)

the most crucial election campaign in years

acute

The war aggravated an acute economic crisis.

severe

a business with severe cash flow problems

urgent

There is an urgent need for food and water.

hazardous

life-and-death

We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here.

momentous

the momentous decision to send in the troops

perilous

a perilous journey across the war-zone

weighty

Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?

leaden

of great consequence

Opposites

mild

trifling

insignificant

unimportant

frivolous

2 (adjective) in the sense of solemn

Definition

serious and solemn in appearance or behaviour

She could tell by his grave expression that something terrible had happened.

Synonyms

solemn

His solemn little face broke into smiles.

sober

He dresses in sober grey suits.

gloomy

Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.

dull

The stamp was a dull blue colour.

thoughtful

subdued

He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.

sombre

The pair were in sombre mood.

dour

a dour, taciturn man

grim-faced

long-faced

unsmiling

Opposites

happy

merry

joyous

carefree

flippant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acute

Definition

(of a disease) sudden and severe

The war aggravated an acute economic crisis.

Synonyms

serious,

important,

dangerous,

critical,

crucial (informal),

alarming,

severe,

grave,

sudden,

urgent,

decisive

in the sense of critical

Definition

very important or dangerous

The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.

Synonyms

crucial,

decisive,

momentous,

deciding,

pressing,

serious,

vital,

psychological,

urgent,

all-important,

pivotal,

high-priority,

now or never

in the sense of crucial

Definition

of exceptional importance

the most crucial election campaign in years

Synonyms

vital,

important,

pressing,

essential,

urgent,

momentous,

high-priority

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单词	grave
释义	Trends of grave View usage for: grave Word forms: plural graves, comparative graver, superlative gravestpronunciation note: Pronounced (greɪv), except for meaning [sense 5], when it is pronounced (grɑːv). 1. countable noun A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. Synonyms: tomb, vault, crypt, mausoleum More Synonyms of grave 2. countable noun [oft to N] You can refer to someone's death as their grave or to death as the grave. ...drinking yourself to an early grave. Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency. 3. adjective A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying. He said that the situation in his country is very grave. I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story. Synonyms: serious, important, significant, critical More Synonyms of grave gravely adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government. 4. adjective A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour. William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave. Anxiously, she examined his unusually grave face. gravely adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] 'I think I've covered that business more than adequately,' he said gravely. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word 'mère' has a grave accent over the first 'e'. 6. See dig one's own grave 7. See turn in their grave 8. from the cradle to the grave More Synonyms of grave grave in British English 1 (ɡreɪv) noun 1. a place for the burial of a corpse, esp beneath the ground and usually marked by a tombstone ▶ Related adjective: sepulchral 2. something resembling a grave or resting place the ship went to its grave 3. the grave 4. have one foot in the grave 5. to make someone turn in their grave Word origin Old English græf; related to Old Frisian gref, Old High German grab, Old Slavonic grobǔ; see grave3 grave in British English 2 (ɡreɪv) adjective 1. serious and solemn a grave look 2. full of or suggesting danger a grave situation 3. important; crucial grave matters of state 4. (of colours) sober or dull 5. (ɡrɑːv) phonetics a. (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken on a lower or falling musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels b. of or relating to an accent (`) over vowels, denoting a pronunciation with lower or falling musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with a certain special quality (as in French), or in a manner that gives the vowel status as a syllable nucleus not usually possessed by it in that position (as in English agèd) Compare acute (sense 8), circumflex noun 6. a grave accent Derived forms gravely (ˈgravely) adverb graveness (ˈgraveness) noun Word origin C16: from Old French, from Latin gravis; related to Greek barus heavy; see gravamen grave in British English 3 (ɡreɪv) verbWord forms: graves, graving, graved, graved or graven (transitive) archaic 1. to cut, carve, sculpt, or engrave 2. to fix firmly in the mind Word origin Old English grafan; related to Old Norse grafa, Old High German graban to dig grave in British English 4 (ɡreɪv) verb (transitive) nautical to clean and apply a coating of pitch to (the bottom of a vessel) Word origin C15: perhaps from Old French grave gravel grave in British English 5 (ˈɡrɑːvɪ) adjective, adverb music to be performed in a solemn manner Word origin C17: from Italian: heavy, from Latin gravis grave in American English 1 (greɪv) adjectiveWord forms: ˈgraver or ˈgravest 1. a. requiring serious thought; important; weighty grave doubts b. not light or trifling in nature or in consequence; grievous a grave sin 2. a. seriously threatening health, well-being, or life; critical; dangerous a grave illness b. seriously contrary to what is right or desirable; extremely bad a grave fault c. Theology so evil as to cause spiritual death; mortal a grave sin 3. dignified and solemn or sedate in manner or mien 4. somber; dull grave colors 5. low or deep in pitch SIMILAR WORDS: ˈserious Derived forms gravely (ˈgravely) adverb graveness (ˈgraveness) noun Word origin Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base gwer-, heavy, mill > quern, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave grave in American English 2 (greɪv) noun 1. a. a hole in the ground in which to bury a dead body b. any place of burial; tomb 2. final end or death; extinction verb transitiveWord forms: graved, ˈgraven or graved, ˈgraving 3. Obsolete a. to dig b. to bury 4. Archaic a. to shape by carving; sculpture b. to engrave; incise 5. to impress sharply and clearly; fix permanently Idioms:* have one foot in the grave make someone turn (over) in his (or her) grave Word origin ME < OE græf (akin to OFris gref, Ger grab) < base of grafan, to dig; akin to Ger graben < IE base ghrebh-, to scratch, scrape grave in American English 3 (greɪv) verb transitiveWord forms: graved or ˈgraving to clean barnacles, etc. from (the hull of a wooden ship) and coat with pitch or tar Word origin ME graven, prob. < OFr grave (Fr grève), beach, coarse sand (see gravel): ships were orig. beached for cleaning the hulls grave in American English 4 (ˈgʀɑvɛ) Italian adjective, adverb Musical Direction slowly and with solemnity Word origin It More idioms containing grave turn in your grave dig your own grave someone has one foot in the grave from the cradle to the grave Examples of 'grave' in a sentence grave Perhaps they shouldn't joke about early graves: both have had near misses. Times, Sunday Times (2017) On the radar screen they look like open graves dotted across the desert. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Survivors were forced to bury the dead in mass graves. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Quotations The grave's a fine and private place, But none do there, I think, embraceAndrew MarvellTo his Coy Mistress Word lists with grave Musical expressions and tempo instructions In other languages grave British English: grave /ɡreɪv/ NOUN A grave* is a place where a dead person is buried. They visit her grave twice a year. American English: grave Arabic: قَبْر Brazilian Portuguese: sepultura Chinese: 坟墓 Croatian: grob Czech: hrob Danish: grav Dutch: graf European Spanish: sepultura Finnish: hauta French: tombe German: Grab Greek: τάφος Italian: tomba Japanese: 墓 Korean: 무덤 Norwegian: grav Polish: grób European Portuguese: sepultura Romanian: mormânt Russian: могила Latin American Spanish: sepultura Swedish: grav allvarlig Thai: หลุมฝังศพ Turkish: mezar Ukrainian: могила Vietnamese: mộ Chinese translation of 'grave' grave (ɡreɪv) n (c) (= tomb) 坟(墳)墓 (fénmù) (座, zuò) adj [situation, crisis] 严(嚴)重的 (yánzhòng de) [concern, danger] 重大的 (zhòngdà de) [expression, person] 严(嚴)肃(肅)的 (yánsù de) (noun) in the sense of tomb Definition death They used to visit her grave twice a year. Synonyms tomb the tomb of the Unknown Soldier vault He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault. crypt people buried in the crypt of an old London church mausoleum Her tomb lies in the great mausoleum under a slab of jade. sepulchre Death holds him in his sepulchre. pit last resting place burying place related words related adjective sepulchral Quotation The grave's a fine and private place, But none do there, I think, embrace [Andrew Marvell – To his Coy Mistress] 1 (adjective) in the sense of serious Definition serious and solemn in appearance or behaviour He says the situation in his country is very grave. Synonyms serious I regard this as a serious matter. important an important economic challenge to the government significant It is the first drug that seems to have a significant effect on this disease. critical The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign. pressing There is a pressing need for more funds. threatening dangerous a dangerous undertaking vital a blockade which could cut off vital oil and gas supplies crucial (informal) the most crucial election campaign in years acute The war aggravated an acute economic crisis. severe a business with severe cash flow problems urgent There is an urgent need for food and water. hazardous life-and-death We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here. momentous the momentous decision to send in the troops perilous a perilous journey across the war-zone weighty Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate? leaden of great consequence Opposites mild , trifling , insignificant , unimportant , frivolous 2 (adjective) in the sense of solemn Definition serious and solemn in appearance or behaviour She could tell by his grave expression that something terrible had happened. Synonyms solemn His solemn little face broke into smiles. sober He dresses in sober grey suits. gloomy Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. dull The stamp was a dull blue colour. thoughtful subdued He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood. sombre The pair were in sombre mood. dour a dour, taciturn man grim-faced long-faced unsmiling Opposites happy , merry , joyous , carefree , flippant Additional synonyms in the sense of acute Definition (of a disease) sudden and severe The war aggravated an acute economic crisis. Synonyms serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial (informal), alarming, severe, grave, sudden, urgent, decisive in the sense of critical Definition very important or dangerous The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign. Synonyms crucial, decisive, momentous, deciding, pressing, serious, vital, psychological, urgent, all-important, pivotal, high-priority, now or never in the sense of crucial Definition of exceptional importance the most crucial election campaign in years Synonyms vital, important, pressing, essential, urgent, momentous, high-priority Synonyms of 'grave' grave Explore 'grave' in the dictionary
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