| Front | grave |
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| Back | grave1 noun, adjective BrE /ɡreɪv/ NAmE /ɡreɪv/ see also grave2 noun word origin example bank 1 a place in the ground where a dead person is buried We visited Grandma's grave. There were flowers on the grave. 2 [singular] (often the grave) (usually literary) death; a person's death Is there life beyond the grave (= life after death)? He followed her to the grave (= died soon after her). She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking). turn in his/her ˈgrave (BrE) (NAmE roll in his/her ˈgrave) (of a person who is dead) likely to be very shocked or angry My father would turn in his grave if he knew. more at from the cradle to the grave at cradle n., dig your own gravedig a grave for yourself at dig v., have one foot in the grave at foot n. adjective word origin synonyms example bank (graver, grav•est)(formal) 1 (of situations, feelings, etc.) very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety. The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done. We were in grave danger. 2 (of people) serious in manner, as if sth sad, important or worrying has just happened He looked very grave as he entered the room. see also gravity grave•ly /BrE ɡreɪvli; NAmE ɡreɪvli/ adverb She is gravely ill. Local people are gravely concerned. He nodded gravely as I poured out my troubles. |
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