Definition
Meaning of 'grave'
Meaning of 'grave' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Grave 
[ n.]
- To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. [ n.]- To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
- To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
- To entomb; to bury.
- An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
2. Grave [ superl.]
- Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [ superl.]- Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
- Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
- Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
- Slow and solemn in movement.
3. Grave [ v. i.]
- To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of
incised lines; to practice engraving. [ v. i.]4. Grave [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'grave' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. grave [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
- a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Example in sentence:
- he put flowers on his mother's grave
Meaning (2):
- death of a person
- death of a person
Example in sentence:
- from cradle to grave;
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
2. grave [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Example in sentence:
- engrave a pen;
- engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name;
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Meaning (4):
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Example in sentence:
- She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
3. grave [ s]
[ s]Meaning (5):
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Example in sentence:
- a dangerous operation;
- a grave illness;
- a grave situation;
- a life-threatening disease;
- a serious turn of events;
- a serious wound;
- a severe case of pneumonia;
- grievous bodily harm
Meaning (6):
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example in sentence:
- a grave God-fearing man;
- a quiet sedate nature;
- a solemn promise;
- as sober as a judge;
- the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
Meaning (7):
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Example in sentence:
- a grievous fault;
- faced a grave decision in a time of crisis;
- grave responsibilities;
- heavy matters of state;
- the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
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