grave
🇺🇸
/ɡreɪv/
🇬🇧
/ɡreɪv/
noun
C1
a hole in the ground where a dead body is buried
We put flowers on the grave to remember the person who died.
C1
a word for death or someone's death
His bad habits brought him to an early grave.
R
a mark over a vowel to show how to say it, like in French words
The grave accent changes how the vowel sounds in some languages.
adjective
C1
very serious and worrying
The doctor said his condition was grave and needed immediate help.
R
looking serious, like something bad has happened
Her grave expression made us worry that something was wrong.
translation
a hole in the ground where a dead body is buried; a word for death or someone's death; a mark over a vowel to show how to say it, like in French words
very serious and worrying; looking serious, like something bad has happened
Word Forms
Comparative
graver
Superlative
gravest
Plural
graves