noun
Idioms
1.
2.
any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher: a watery grave.
3.
any place that becomes the receptacle of what is dead, lost, orpast: the grave of unfulfilled ambitions.
4.
death: O grave, where is thy victory?
5.
have one foot in the grave, to be so frail, sick, or old thatdeath appears imminent: It was a shock to see my uncle looking asif he had one foot in the grave.
6.
make (one) turn / turn overin one's grave, to do somethingto which a specified dead person would have objected bitterly:This production of Hamlet is enough to make Shakespeare turn in hisgrave.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Related forms
grave·less, adjective
grave·like, adjective
grave·ward, grave·wards, adverb, adjective
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adjective
1.
serious or solemn; sober: a grave person; grave thoughts.
2.
weighty, momentous, or important: grave responsibilities.
3.
threatening a seriously bad outcome or involving serious issues;critical: a grave situation; a grave illness.
4.
Grammar .
a.
b.
spoken on a low or falling pitch.
c.
noting or having a particular accent (`) indicating originallya comparatively low pitch (as in French père ), distinctsyllabic value (as in English belovèd ), etc. ( opposed toacute ).
5.
(of colors) dull; somber.
noun
6.
the grave accent.
Origin:
1535–45; < Middle French < Latin gravis; akin to Greek barýs heavy
1535–45; < Middle French < Latin gravis; akin to Greek barýs heavy
Related forms
grave·ly, adverb
grave·ness, noun
un·grave·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. sedate, staid, thoughtful. Grave, sober, solemn refer to thecondition of being serious in demeanor or appearance. Graveindicates a weighty dignity, or the character, aspect, demeanor,speech, etc., of one conscious of heavy responsibilities or cares, orof threatening possibilities: The jury looked grave while studying theevidence. Sober (from its original sense of freedom from intoxication,and hence temperate, staid, sedate) has come to indicate absenceof levity, gaiety, or mirth, and thus to be akin to serious and grave:as sober as a judge; a sober expression on one's face. Solemn implies animpressive seriousness and deep earnestness: The minister's voicewas solemn as he announced the text.
1. sedate, staid, thoughtful. Grave, sober, solemn refer to thecondition of being serious in demeanor or appearance. Graveindicates a weighty dignity, or the character, aspect, demeanor,speech, etc., of one conscious of heavy responsibilities or cares, orof threatening possibilities: The jury looked grave while studying theevidence. Sober (from its original sense of freedom from intoxication,and hence temperate, staid, sedate) has come to indicate absenceof levity, gaiety, or mirth, and thus to be akin to serious and grave:as sober as a judge; a sober expression on one's face. Solemn implies animpressive seriousness and deep earnestness: The minister's voicewas solemn as he announced the text.
Antonyms
1. frivolous, gay.
1. frivolous, gay.
verb (used with object), graved, grav·en or graved, grav·ing.
1.
to carve, sculpt, or engrave.
2.
to impress deeply: graven on the mind.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English graven, Old English grafan; cognate withGerman graben
before 1000; Middle English graven, Old English grafan; cognate withGerman graben
Related forms
grav·er, noun
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grave 1 (ɡreɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t_WiLI-_Yx3Dkg6rW6VUZh5aysGWvGM-CMmdlS-jCMh-eIB3ijb2ywzCTwmwJigXM1Kj7XHmsjEYQWIzFBUrRJbQqrwIqUOtGcqp7swrQnb4QOZkdEtaF7sEF_YfV8lcvRrtSF1UZVToR0xDbwANs=s0-d) | |
| — n | |
| 1. | a place for the burial of a corpse, esp beneath the ground andusually marked by a tombstoneRelated: sepulchral |
| 2. | something resembling a grave or resting place: the ship went to itsgrave |
| 3. | the grave a poetic term for death |
| 4. | informal have one foot in the grave to be near death |
| 5. | to make someone turn in his grave , to make someone turnover in his grave to do something that would have shocked ordistressed (someone now dead): many modern dictionaries wouldmake Dr Johnson turn in his grave |
| Related: sepulchral | |
| [Old English græf; related to Old Frisian gref, Old High German grab, Old Slavonic grobǔ; see | |
| grave 2 (ɡreɪv) | |
| — adj | |
| 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. | 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 pitchrelative to neighbouring syllables or vowels | |
| b. acute Compare circumflex of or relating to an accent (`) overvowels, denoting a pronunciation with lower or falling musical pitch(as in ancient Greek), with certain special quality (as in French), orin a manner that gives the vowel status as a syllable nucleus notusually possessed by it in that position (as in English agèd ) | |
| — n | |
| 6. | a grave accent |
| [C16: from Old French, from Latin gravis; related to Greek barus heavy; see | |
| 'gravely 2 | |
| — adv | |
| 'graveness 2 | |
| — n | |
| grave 3 (ɡreɪv) | |
| — vb , graves , graving , graved , graved , graven | |
| 1. | to cut, carve, sculpt, or engrave |
| 2. | to fix firmly in the mind |
| [Old English grafan; related to Old Norse grafa, Old High Germangraban to dig] | |
| grave 4 (ɡreɪv) | |
| — vb | |
| ( tr ) nautical to clean and apply a coating of pitch to (the bottomof a vessel) | |
| [C15: perhaps from Old French grave | |
| grave 5 (ˈɡrɑːvɪ) | |
| — adj , — adv | |
| music to be performed in a solemn manner | |
| [C17: from Italian: heavy, from Latin gravis ] | |
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Medical Dictionary
grave (grāv)
adj.
Serious or dangerous, as a symptom or disease.
adj.
Serious or dangerous, as a symptom or disease.
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Bible Dictionary
Grave definition
Among the ancient Hebrews graves were outside of cities in theopen field (Luke 7:12; John 11:30). Kings (1 Kings 2:10) andprophets (1 Sam. 25:1) were generally buried within cities. Graveswere generally grottoes or caves, natural or hewn out in rocks (Isa.22:16; Matt. 27:60). There were family cemeteries (Gen. 47:29;50:5; 2 Sam. 19:37). Public burial-places were assigned to the poor(Jer. 26:23; 2 Kings 23:6). Graves were usually closed with stones,which were whitewashed, to warn strangers against contact withthem (Matt. 23:27), which caused ceremonial pollution (Num. 19:16).There were no graves in Jerusalem except those of the kings, andaccording to tradition that of the prophetess Huldah.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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grave
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