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grave — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acute adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
  • deep adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
  • grave noun A hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body.
  • great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
  • ponderous adj Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • serious adj Not joking or humorous; solemn in manner.
  • severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
  • sombre adjective Dark, dim, or lacking in brightness.
  • stark adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.

Senses

grave is used for these senses in English:

  • acute Urgent.
  • deep (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
  • deep (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
  • grave Low in pitch, tone etc. [from 17th c.]
  • grave Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable. [from 19th c.]
  • grave accent (countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.
  • great Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
  • low-pitched Of a sound, having a comparatively low pitch.

acute — full definition

  1. adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
  2. adj Very sharp, intense, or perceptive.
  3. adj Geometry: describing an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

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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