grave
noun
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- (narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
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tombe,
sépulture
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gravely
adverb
/ˈɡɹeɪvli/
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- In a grave or serious manner.
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gravement
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grave
adjective
/ɡɹeɪv/
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/ɡɹɑːv/
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- Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful. [from 16th c.]
- Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable. [from 19th c.]
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grave
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grave
verb
/ɡɹeɪv/
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/ɡɹɑːv/
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- (intransitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
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graver
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- (transitive, obsolete) To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
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sculpter,
tailler
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graveness
noun
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- The state of being grave; gravity
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gravité
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