grave
/grev/
गम्भीर
noun
1. grave
death of a person
"he went to his grave without forgiving me"
"from cradle to grave"
2. tomb
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
"he put flowers on his mother's grave"
3. grave accent
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
verb
1. sculpt, sculpture
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
"She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
2. scratch, engrave, inscribe
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"engrave a pen"
"engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name"
"the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
adjective
1. sedate, sober, solemn
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
"a grave God-fearing man"
"a quiet sedate nature"
"as sober as a judge"
"a solemn promise"
"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
2. dangerous, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"
"a grave situation"
"a grave illness"
"grievous bodily harm"
"a serious wound"
"a serious turn of events"
"a severe case of pneumonia"
"a life-threatening disease"
3. grievous, heavy, weighty
of great gravity or crucial import
requiring serious thought
"grave responsibilities"
"faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
"a grievous fault"
"heavy matters of state"
"the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
Synonyms
sad serious momentous weighty pressing sedate demure thoughtful sober sombre solemn important aggravated heavy cogent
Antonyms
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