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
- adj Sudden and severe, especially describing an illness or pain.
- adj Very sharp, intense, or perceptive.
- adj Geometry: describing an angle that measures less than 90 degrees.
deep — full definition
- adj Extending a long way down from the top or surface.
- adj Profound or complex in meaning; not superficial.
- adj Low in pitch, describing a voice or sound.
- adj Intensely rich or saturated, describing colour.
- adv Far into or down through something, physically or figuratively.