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Grave

noun/hˈɔːlɐbˌaʊt/
Definition
death of a person
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɔːlɐbˌaʊt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪv/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔːlɐbˌaʊt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
noundeath of a person
“he went to his grave without forgiving me”
nouna place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
“he put flowers on his mother's grave”
nouna mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
verbshape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
“She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband”
verbcarve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
“engrave a pen”
adjectivedignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
“a grave God-fearing man”
adjectivecausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
“a dangerous operation”
adjectiveof great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
“grave responsibilities”
Word Forms
sculpturenouna three-dimensional work of plastic art
sculptornounan artist who creates sculptures
sculpturernounan artist who creates sculptures
engravernouna skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
gravenessnouna manner that is serious and solemn
gravitynouna manner that is serious and solemn
sedatenessnouna trait of dignified seriousness
sobernessnouna manner that is serious and solemn
solemnessnouna trait of dignified seriousness
solemnitynouna solemn and dignified feeling
dangerousnessnounthe quality of not being safe
seriousnessnounthe quality of arousing fear or distress
severenessnounused of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
weightinessnounthe relative importance granted to something
weightnounthe relative importance granted to something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Grab
Tod einer Person
🇫🇷French
tombe
décès d'une personne
🇪🇸Spanish
tumba
muerte de una persona
🇳🇱Dutch
graf
overlijden van een persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
cova
morte de uma pessoa
🇷🇺Russian
могила
смерть человека
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कब्र
किसी व्यक्ति की मृत्यु
🇧🇩Bengali
কবর
একজন ব্যক্তির মৃত্যু
🇮🇳Tamil
கல்லறை
ஒரு நபரின் மரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
సమాధి
ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క మరణం
🇮🇳Marathi
कबर
एखाद्या व्यक्तीचा मृत्यू
🇮🇳Gujarati
કબર
વ્યક્તિનું મૃત્યુ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಮಾಧಿ
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸಾವು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഖബർ
ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ മരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਬਰ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
قبر
ایک شخص کی موت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
严重
一个人的死亡
🇯🇵Japanese
人の死
🇰🇷Korean
무덤
사람의 죽음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phần mộ
cái chết của một người
🇹🇭Thai
หลุมฝังศพ
ความตายของบุคคล
🇮🇩Indonesian
kuburan
kematian seseorang
🇵🇭Filipino
libingan
pagkamatay ng isang tao
🇲🇾Malay
kubur
kematian seseorang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خطير
وفاة شخص
🇮🇷Persian
قبر
مرگ یک فرد
🇹🇷Turkish
mezar
bir kişinin ölümü
🇮🇱Hebrew
קֶבֶר
מוות של אדם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'grave'?
The primary meaning of 'grave' is 'death of a person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'grave' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'grave' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'grave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'grave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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