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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
greIv
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| inflections: |
graver, gravest |
| definition 1: |
having great seriousness or importance; causing deep concern; critical.
The assassination was a grave event in the nation's history.Having come forward as a witness had put her in grave danger.These grave circumstances call for quick and decisive measures.She survived the crash but her condition is still grave.- synonyms:
- critical, crucial, momentous, pivotal, serious, significant, weighty
- antonyms:
- trivial
- similar words:
- climactic, decisive, deep, important, solemn
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| definition 2: |
likely to cause a very harmful outcome.
She feared she had made a grave mistake.The attack had created a grave situation, and war looked likely.- synonyms:
- critical, dangerous, serious
- similar words:
- hazardous, perilous, risky
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| definition 3: |
serious and humorless; somber.
The doctor wore a grave expression, and our fears increased.- synonyms:
- serious, solemn
- antonyms:
- gay, jocose
- similar words:
- earnest, grim, heavy, sober, somber
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| related words: |
austere, bad, desperate, dire, great, grievous, heavy, high, hopeless, mortal, pensive, significant, staid, stern, tragic, urgent |
adverb + (adj.)grave
extremely
(adj.)grave
+ adverb
indeed
(adj.)grave
+ noun
breach,
challenge,
circumstance,
concern,
consequence,
crime,
crisis,
damage,
dancer,
danger,
difficulty,
digger,
disservice,
doubt,
duty,
emergency,
error,
evil,
expression,
good,
harm,
illness,
implication,
importance,
injury,
injustice,
insult,
jeopardy,
marker,
misgiving,
mistake,
mound,
offense,
peril,
plot,
pole,
reservation,
responsibility,
risk,
robber,
robbing,
sin,
site,
threat,
tone,
vault,
violation,
warning
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
grav
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| definition: |
see "grave accent."
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| derivations: |
gravely (adv.), graveness (n.) |
The word grave
contains the following part:
grav
Latin
root
that means heavy
  Example words:
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