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IELTS BNC: 3630 COCA: 3358

grave
1 grave /ˈgreɪv/ noun
plural graves
1 grave
/ˈgreɪv/
noun
plural graves
Learner's definition of GRAVE
[count]
1 
: a hole in the ground for burying a dead body坟墓；墓穴
◊ When people think that a dead person would be very shocked or upset to see something that is happening now, they say that person is or must be turning/spinning in his/her grave or US turning over in his/her grave or US rolling (over) in his/her grave.九泉之下不得安宁
2 
— used to talk about death去世；死亡

dig your own grave

— see 1dig

from (the) cradle to (the) grave

— see 1cradle

have one foot in the grave

— see 1foot
2 grave /ˈgreɪv/ adjective
graver; gravest
2 grave
/ˈgreɪv/
adjective
graver; gravest
Learner's definition of GRAVE
[also more grave; most grave]
1 
formal : very serious : requiring or causing serious thought or concern严重的；严峻的
2 
: serious and formal in appearance or manner严肃的；庄重的
3 
/ˈgrɑːv/ of an accent mark : having the form `带钝重音符（`）的
— compare acute 7

— gravely

adverb
IELTS BNC: 3630 COCA: 3358

grave

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noun (1)

ˈgrāv How to pronounce grave (audio)
1
: an excavation (see excavation sense 2) for burial of a body
broadly : a burial place
2
a
: death sense 1a
believes there is life beyond the grave
b
: death sense 4

grave

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adjective

ˈgrāv How to pronounce grave (audio)
in sense 3 often
ˈgräv How to pronounce grave (audio)
graver; gravest
1
a
: meriting serious consideration : important
grave problems
b
: likely to produce great harm or danger
a grave mistake
c
: significantly serious : considerable, great
grave importance
d
obsolete : authoritative, weighty
2
: having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor
a grave and thoughtful look
3
a
of an accent mark : having the form `
b
: marked with a grave accent
c
: of the variety indicated by a grave accent
4
: low-pitched in sound
5
: drab in color : somber
gravely adverb
graveness noun

grave

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noun (2)

ˈgrāv How to pronounce grave (audio) ˈgräv How to pronounce grave (audio)
: a grave accent ` used to show that a vowel is pronounced with a fall of pitch (as in ancient Greek), that a vowel has a certain quality (such as è in French), that a final e is stressed and close and that a final o is stressed and low (as in Italian), that a syllable has a degree of stress between maximum and minimum (as in phonetic transcription), or that the e of the English ending -ed is to be pronounced (as in "this cursèd day")

grave

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adverb or adjective

gra·​ve ˈgrä-(ˌ)vā How to pronounce grave (audio)
: slowly and solemnly
—used as a direction in music

grave

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verb (1)

ˈgrāv How to pronounce grave (audio)
graved; graven ˈgrā-vən How to pronounce grave (audio) or graved; graving

transitive verb

1
a
: to carve or cut (something, such as letters or figures) into a hard surface : engrave
graved the dates of his birth and death on the headstone
b
: to carve or shape with a chisel : sculpture
2
: to impress or fix (a thought, a memory, etc.) deeply
3
archaic : dig, excavate

grave

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verb (2)

ˈgrāv How to pronounce grave (audio)
graved; graving

transitive verb

: to clean and pay with pitch
grave a ship's bottom

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Adjective

Verb (1)

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serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest mean not light or frivolous.

serious implies a concern for what really matters.

a serious play about social injustice

grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude.

read the proclamation in a grave voice

solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity.

a sad and solemn occasion

sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness.

remained sedate amid the commotion

staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint.

a quiet and staid community

sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity.

a sober look at the state of our schools

earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose.

an earnest reformer

Example Sentences

Adjective This violation of school rules is a grave matter. His carelessness could have grave consequences. They have placed themselves in grave danger. I have grave doubts about this plan. suffering from a grave illness The judge issued his ruling with a grave expression. The French word père is written with a grave accent over the first e. See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English græf; akin to Old High German grab grave, Old English grafan to dig

Adjective and Noun (2)

Middle French, from Latin gravis heavy, grave — more at grieve

Adverb or adjective

Italian, literally, grave, from Latin gravis

Verb (1)

Middle English, from Old English grafan; akin to Old High German graban to dig, Old Church Slavonic pogreti to bury

Verb (2)

Middle English graven

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1d

Noun (2)

1609, in the meaning defined above

Adverb Or Adjective

1683, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grave was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing grave

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IELTS BNC: 3630 COCA: 3358
grave

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRAVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤deep, shallow深墓穴；淺墓穴◇The body was found in a shallow grave.這具屍體是在一個淺墓穴中發現的。➤open敞開的墓穴◇The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.哀悼者把鮮花投進未掩埋的墓穴。➤fresh, freshly dug新墓穴；新挖的墓穴▸➤unmarked無碑刻的墳墓◇His body is buried in an unmarked grave.他的屍體埋在一個沒有標記的墳墓中。➤common, communal, mass公共墓地；集體墓地；萬人塚◇A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.城外發現了一個萬人坑。➤watery葬身水中◇He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).他把她從水中救起。➤early過早死去◇She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).她因吸煙而過早離世。VERB + GRAVE➤dig挖掘墓穴▸➤mark標記墓穴◇The grave was marked by a simple headstone.墳墓上只豎着一塊簡陋的墓碑。➤desecrate褻瀆墳墓◇Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.一些墓穴被人肆意破壞了。➤visit上墳；掃墓◇Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.他每次回家都給母親上墳。PREPOSITION➤beyond the grave死後◇The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.這個老太太死後仍影響着全家。➤in a/the grave在墓中◇I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!到那時候我已經命喪黃泉了！➤on a/the grave在墳上◇She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.她每週日都要在丈夫的墳頭上放一些鮮花。

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