grave

adjective

  1. 1

    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

    a dangerous operation

    a grave situation

  2. 2

    of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

    grave responsibilities

    faced a grave decision in a time of crisis

  3. 3

    dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

    a grave God-fearing man

    a quiet sedate nature

noun

  1. 1

    a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

    he put flowers on his mother's grave

  2. 2

    a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

  3. 3

    death of a person

    he went to his grave without forgiving me

    from cradle to grave

verb

  1. 1

    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

    engrave a pen

    engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's

  2. 2

    shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

    She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

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