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grave
noun
a
hole
dug
in
the
ground
to
bury
a
dead
person
,
usually
marked
by
a
stone
or
monument
•
Visitors
placed
fresh
flowers
on
the
grave
of
the
famous
poet
.
Visitors
placed
fresh
flowers
on
the
grave
of
the
famous
poet
.
•
The
loyal
dog
returned
to
its
master
’
s
grave
every
evening
and
sat
in
silence
.
The
loyal
dog
returned
to
its
master
’
s
grave
every
evening
and
sat
in
silence
.
Old
English
græf
“
ditch
,
trench
,
tomb
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*grabaną
“
to
dig
.”
adjective
-
grave
,
graver
,
gravest
very
serious
,
important
,
and
likely
to
produce
bad
results
•
Doctors
said
the
patient
’
s
condition
was
grave
.
Doctors
said
the
patient
’
s
condition
was
grave
.
•
She
spoke
in
a
grave
voice
about
the
risks
of
the
expedition
.
She
spoke
in
a
grave
voice
about
the
risks
of
the
expedition
.
Extended
figurative
sense
from
the
noun
:
something
connected
with
death
⇒
something
serious
and
weighty
.
noun
a
written
mark
(
`
)
placed
over
a
letter
to
show
a
particular
pronunciation
or
stress
,
as
in
the
French
word
“
à
”.
•
In
French
class
,
we
learned
that
“
père
”
has
a
grave
on
the
first
“
e
”.
In
French
class
,
we
learned
that
“
père
”
has
a
grave
on
the
first
“
e
”.
•
She
forgot
to
add
the
grave
when
typing
“
caffè
”
on
her
laptop
.
She
forgot
to
add
the
grave
when
typing
“
caffè
”
on
her
laptop
.
Borrowed
from
French
accent
grave
“
low
accent
,”
originally
referring
to
a
low
or
falling
pitch
.
verb
-
grave
,
graving
,
graves
,
graved
,
graven
to
cut
or
carve
words
,
designs
,
or
patterns
into
a
hard
surface
•
The
artisan
carefully
graved
a
floral
pattern
onto
the
stone
.
The
artisan
carefully
graved
a
floral
pattern
onto
the
stone
.
•
Words
of
remembrance
were
graved
into
the
marble
plaque
.
Words
of
remembrance
were
graved
into
the
marble
plaque
.
Old
English
grafan
“
to
dig
,
carve
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*grabaną
,
related
to
“
grave
” (
noun
).
