Gravely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a grave and sober manner

to a severe or serious degree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːlm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪvli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪvli/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːlm/.

Examples

he walked soberly toward the altar
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
badly injured

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

badly staidly soberly seriously severely

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a grave and sober manner “he walked soberly toward the altar”
adverb	to a severe or serious degree “fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ernst

ernst und nüchtern

🇫🇷French

gravement

d'une manière grave et sobre

🇪🇸Spanish

gravemente

de manera grave y sobria

🇮🇹Italian

gravemente

in modo grave e sobrio

🇳🇱Dutch

ernstig

op een ernstige en nuchtere manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

gravemente

de maneira grave e sóbria

🇷🇺Russian

серьезно

серьезно и трезво

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंभीरता से

गंभीर और शांत तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুতরভাবে

একটি কবর এবং শান্ত পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரமாக

ஒரு தீவிரமான மற்றும் நிதானமான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరంగా

సమాధి మరియు తెలివిగల పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

गंभीरपणे

गंभीर आणि शांत रीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંભીરતાપૂર્વક

ગંભીર અને શાંત રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ

ಗಂಭೀರ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಂತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗുരുതരമായി

ഗൗരവമേറിയതും ശാന്തവുമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜੀਦਾ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنجیدگی سے

ایک سنجیدگی اور پرسکون انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严肃地

严肃而清醒地

🇯🇵Japanese

厳粛に

厳粛かつ厳粛な態度で

🇰🇷Korean

심각하게

엄숙하고 냉정하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm trọng

một cách nghiêm túc và tỉnh táo

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างจริงจัง

ในลักษณะที่จริงจังและสุขุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan serius

dengan cara yang serius dan sadar

🇵🇭Filipino

grabe

sa isang libingan at matino na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

dengan teruk

dengan cara yang kubur dan tenang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل خطير

بطريقة جدية ورصينة

🇮🇷Persian

به شدت

به صورت جدی و هوشیارانه

🇹🇷Turkish

ciddi bir şekilde

ciddi ve ayık bir tavırla

🇮🇱Hebrew

בחומרה

בצורה חמורה ומפוכחת

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