What does grave mean?
Definitions for grave
ˈgrɑ veɪgrave
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word grave.
Princeton's WordNet
gravenoun
death of a person
"he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
grave, tombnoun
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"
grave accent, graveadjective
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
grave, sedate, sober, solemnadjective
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
"a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
grave, grievous, heavy, weightyverb
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
sculpt, sculpture, graveverb
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"
scratch, engrave, grave, inscribeverb
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Grave
Etymology: a final syllable in the names of places, is from the Saxon græf , a grove or cave. Edmund Gibson Camden.
Graveadjective
Etymology: grave, French; gravis, Latin.
To th’ more mature,
A glass that featur’d them; and to the grave,
A child that guided dotards. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.We should have else desir’d
Your good advice, which still hath been both grave
And prosperous, in this day’s council. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.That grave awfulness, as in your best breed of mastives, or elegancy and prettiness, as in your lesser dogs, are modes of beauty. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.
Even the grave and serious characters are distinguished by their several sorts of gravity. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.
Youth on silent wings is flown;
Graver years come rolling on. Matthew Prior.To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace;
And to be grave, exceeds all pow’r of face. Alexander Pope, Epistles.Folly-painting humour, grave himself,
Calls laughter forth. James Thomson, Winter.The Roman state was of all others the most celebrated for their virtue, as the gravest of their own writers, and of strangers, do bear them witness. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. Sac. b. iii. c. 3.
Accent, in the Greek names and usage, seems to have regarded the tone of the voice; the acute accent raising the voice, in some certain syllables, to a higher, i. e. more acute pitch or tone, and the grave depressing it lower, and both having some emphasis, i. e. more vigorous pronunciation. William Holder, Elements of Speech.
GRAVEnoun
The place in the ground in which the dead are reposited.
Etymology: græf, Saxon.
Now it is the time of night,
That the graves, all gaping wide,
Every one lets forth his spright,
In the church-way paths to glide. William Shakespeare.Thou wilt not leave me in the loathsome grave. John Milton.
To walk upon the graves of our dead masters,
Is our own security. John Denham, Sophy.A flood of waters would overwhelm all those fragments which the earth broke into, and bury in one common grave all mankind, and all the inhabitants of the earth. Burnet.
To GRAVEverb
preter. graved; part. pass. graven.
Etymology: graver, French; γϱάφω.
Cornice with bossy sculptures graven. John Milton.
Such later vows, oaths, or leagues can never blot out those former gravings or characters, which by just and lawful oaths were made upon their souls. Charles I .
Thy sum of duty let two words contain;
O! may they graven in thy heart remain,
Be humble and be just. Matthew Prior.What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it? Heb. ii. 18.
The gravers can and ought to imitate the bodies of the colours by the degrees of the lights and shadows: ’tis impossible to give much strength to what they grave, after the works of the schools, without imitating in some sort the colour of the objects. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
There’s more gold:
Do you damn others, and let this damn you:
And ditches grave you all! William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.Robert Ainsworth.
To Graveverb
To write or delineate on hard substances.
Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it. Ex. xxviii. 36.
Wikipedia
Grave
A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.Certain details of a grave, such as the state of the body found within it and any objects found with the body, may provide information for archaeologists about how the body may have lived before its death, including the time period in which it lived and the culture that it had been a part of. In some religions, it is believed that the body must be burned or cremated for the soul to survive; in others, the complete decomposition of the body is considered to be important for the rest of the soul (see bereavement).
ChatGPT
grave
Grave can refer to a noun, adjective, or verb, and its definitions can vary depending on the context. As a noun, a grave typically refers to a burial site or a place where a deceased person is buried. It can also refer to a tombstone or marker that signifies the presence of a grave. Additionally, it can be used metaphorically to represent death or the final resting place of someone. As an adjective, grave typically describes something serious, solemn, or of great importance. It can indicate a situation or behavior characterized by gravity or severity. It can also refer to a tone of voice or facial expression that conveys seriousness or intensity. As a verb, to grave refers to the act of carving, engraving, or inscribing something, typically on a hard or durable surface. It can also refer to impressing something indelibly or deeply into the memory or consciousness of someone.
Webster Dictionary
Graveverb
to clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose
Grave
of great weight; heavy; ponderous
Grave
of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc
Grave
not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face
Grave
not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key
Grave
slow and solemn in movement
Gravenoun
to dig. [Obs.] Chaucer
Gravenoun
to carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave
Gravenoun
to carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image
Gravenoun
to impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly
Gravenoun
to entomb; to bury
Graveverb
to write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving
Gravenoun
an excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction
Etymology: [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. grf, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.]
Wikidata
Grave
A grave is a location where a dead body is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries. Certain details of a grave, such as the state of the body found within it and any objects found with the body, may provide information for archaeologists about how the body may have lived before its death, including the time period in which it lived and the culture that it had been a part of. In some religions, it is believed that the body must be burned for the soul to survive; in others, the complete decomposition
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grave
grāv, v.t. to carve or cut on a hard substance: to engrave.—v.i. to engrave:—pa.p. graved or grāv′en.—n. a pit graved or dug out, esp. one in which to bury the dead: any place of burial: the abode of the dead: (fig.) death: destruction.—n.pl. Grave′-clothes, the clothes in which the dead are buried.—n. Grave′-dig′ger, one who digs graves.—adj. Grave′less (Shak.), without a grave, unburied.—ns. Grave′-mak′er (Shak.), a grave-digger; Grave′-stone, a stone laid over, or placed at the head of, a grave as a memorial; Grave′yard, a yard or enclosure used as a burial-ground.—With one foot in the grave, on the very borders of death. [A.S. grafan; Dut. graven, Ger. graben; Gr. graphein, to scratch, L. scribĕre, to write.]
Grave
grāv, v.t. to smear with graves or greaves, a mixture of tallow, rosin, &c. boiled together.—ns.pl. Graves, Greaves, tallow-drippings. [See Greaves.]
Grave
grāv, adj. of importance: serious: not gay or showy: sober: solemn; weighty: (mus.) not acute: low.—n. the grave accent, or its sign (`).—adv. Grave′ly.—n. Grave′ness. [Fr.,—L. gravis.]
Grave
grāv, n. a count, prefect, a person holding office, as in landgrave, margrave, burgrave, &c. [Dut. graaf, Ger. graf.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GRAVE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grave is ranked #32599 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Grave surname appeared 705 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grave.
60.9% or 430 total occurrences were White.
26.6% or 188 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
9.5% or 67 total occurrences were Black.
1.1% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
0.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'grave' in Nouns Frequency: #1944
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grave in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of grave in a Sentence
I feel like it does a grave disservice and dishonors not just the memory of the four that we lost, but of everybody who has served our country, i really regret the way that they have treated this serious matter.
I kept coming back to the inherent absurdity of the idea that race can be successfully performed, but at the same time, the implications of race and of racism are felt generations deep, they follow people from the cradle to the grave.
My biggest fear is seeing myself in a grave without becoming the President of Haiti one day to save my country.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:
The road on which we have been and we are on, is probably the first step for calming down the situation, but we all know that we are still very far from a solution, and I need to underline again the financial engagement which we will have to Ukraine, given its grave economic situation.
Because of the nature of their work in exposing governance failures and grave rights violations several governments have created a bogey to demonize and stigmatize, in public eyes, NGOs and activists uncovering abuse, questioning the messenger's credentials is a common tactic that helps deviate the argument from the real issues and muddies the public discourse.
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Translations for grave
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- адамраAbkhaz
- grafAfrikaans
- ضريح, قبرArabic
- qəbir, məzarAzerbaijani
- ҡәберBashkir
- магі́лаBelarusian
- гробBulgarian
- কবরBengali
- seriós, greu, sepulcreCatalan, Valencian
- hrob, závažný, vážnýCzech
- grav, begravelseDanish
- Grab, dumpf, gemessen, furchtgebietend, dunkel, gravitätisch, gewichtig, respektgebietendGerman
- βαρύς, τάφος, βαρείαGreek
- tomboEsperanto
- apremiante, bajo, grabar, esculpir, sombrío, grave, fosa, tumba, tallar, solemne, serio, reservado, seco, sepulturaSpanish
- haudEstonian
- گور, قبرPersian
- vakava, hauta, matalaFinnish
- grave, tombe, tailler, graver, sculpterFrench
- grêfWestern Frisian
- uaighIrish
- uaighScottish Gaelic
- oaieManx
- קֶבֶרHebrew
- क़ब्र, गंभीरHindi
- sírHungarian
- գերեզմանArmenian
- kuburIndonesian
- gröfIcelandic
- tomba, fossaItalian
- 墓Japanese
- საფლავი, სამარეGeorgian
- мазар, қабырKazakh
- 무덤Korean
- merzel, tirb, mezar, ziyaret, gorr, qebir, قهبر, گۆڕKurdish
- көр, мүрдө, мүрзө, бейитKyrgyz
- sepulchrumLatin
- GrafLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຂຸມເຮ່ວ, ຊຸມຜີ, ຂຸມຝັງສົບLao
- kapasLithuanian
- kapsLatvian
- гробMacedonian
- булшMongolian
- pusara, kuburMalay
- qabarMaltese
- grafDutch
- gravNorwegian Nynorsk
- gravNorwegian
- ингӕнOssetian, Ossetic
- poważny, grób, mogiłaPolish
- sepulturaPortuguese
- mormântRomanian
- выреза́ть, гравирова́ть, серьёзный, моги́ла, гра́вис, [[производи́ть]] [[впечатле́ние]], [[произвести́]] [[впечатле́ние]], тяжёлый, ни́зкий, гробRussian
- гро̏б, grȍbSerbo-Croatian
- hrobSlovak
- gròbSlovene
- varrAlbanian
- gravSwedish
- kaburiSwahili
- கல்லறைTamil
- సమాధిTelugu
- қабр, гӯрTajik
- หลุมฝังศพ, หลุมศพThai
- gör, mazarTurkmen
- mezarTurkish
- каберTatar
- моги́лаUkrainian
- قبرUrdu
- qabr, goʻr, quburUzbek
- mả, mộ, dấu huyềnVietnamese
- גרובYiddish
- 墓穴Chinese
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