Grave: meaning, definitions and examples
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grave
[ ɡreɪv ]
in a cemetery
A grave is a place in the ground where a dead person is buried. Graves are often marked with headstones or monuments.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He visited his grandmother's grave on her birthday.
- The graveyard was filled with old graves.
serious or solemn
Grave can also mean serious or solemn in manner or attitude. It can refer to something of great importance or significance.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The news of the accident was met with grave expressions.
- The situation is grave and requires immediate attention.
Translations
Translations of the word "grave" in other languages:
🇵🇹 túmulo
- sepultura
- grave
🇮🇳 कब्र
- समाधि
- गंभीर
🇩🇪 Grab
- Gräber
- ernst
🇮🇩 kuburan
- makam
- serius
🇺🇦 могила
- гробниця
- серйозний
🇵🇱 grób
- mogiła
- poważny
🇯🇵 墓
- 墓所
- 真剣
🇫🇷 tombe
- sépulture
- grave
🇪🇸 tumba
- sepultura
- grave
🇹🇷 mezar
- kabir
- ciddi
🇰🇷 무덤
- 묘
- 심각한
🇸🇦 قبر
- ضريح
- خطير
🇨🇿 hrob
- hrobka
- vážný
🇸🇰 hrob
- hrobka
- vážny
🇨🇳 墓
- 坟墓
- 严重
🇸🇮 grob
- grobnica
- resen
🇮🇸 gröf
- grafhýsi
- alvarlegur
🇰🇿 қабір
- бейіт
- маңызды
🇬🇪 საფლავი
- სამარხი
- სერიოზული
🇦🇿 qəbir
- məzar
- ciddi
🇲🇽 tumba
- sepultura
- grave
Word origin
The word 'grave' originated from Middle English 'graue', from Old English 'græf', meaning 'trench' or 'hole dug in the ground for a specific purpose'. Over time, it evolved to refer to a burial place. The adjective form of 'grave' meaning serious or solemn dates back to the late 16th century.