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grave — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bass adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
  • deep adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
  • earnest adj Serious and sincere in intention or feeling.
  • flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
  • grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  • grievous adj Very serious or severe, especially describing harm, pain, or wrongdoing.
  • heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
  • low adj Close to the ground or to a base level; not high.
  • severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.

Senses

grave is used for these senses in English:

  • bass Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
  • earnest Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
  • flat (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
  • grievous Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
  • heavy (of a topic) Serious, somber.
  • roadbase The layer of aggregates under the paved layer of a road.
  • severe Very bad or intense.

bass — full definition

  1. adjective Low in pitch or frequency, referring to sound, voice, or instrument.
  2. noun The lowest range of musical pitch, or an instrument that plays in that range, such as a bass guitar or double bass.
  3. noun Any of various edible fish resembling perch, found in both fresh and salt water.

deep — full definition

  1. adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
  2. adj Profound or complex in meaning; not superficial.
  3. adj Low in pitch, describing a voice or sound.
  4. adj Intensely rich or saturated, describing colour.
  5. adv Far into or down through something, physically or figuratively.

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