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dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
a grave God-fearing man
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
a grave situation
a grave illness
3.
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
grave responsibilities
faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
'grave' - used as a noun
4.
death of a person
he went to his grave without forgiving me
from cradle to grave
5.
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
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a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
'grave' - used as a verb
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shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
8.
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
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1. Grave / Plural
graves
2. Grave / Past
graved
3. Grave / Third Person
graves
4. Grave / Present Participle
graving
5. Grave / Past Participle
graven
6. Grave / Comparitive
graver
7. Grave / Superlative
gravest
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The following are synonyms for 'grave'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms.
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gravely
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critical
important
of import
serious
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