Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - grave
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Grave
grave
~1 n 1 the place in the ground where a dead body is buried (- compare tomb) 2 the grave especially literary death (Had his spirit returned from the grave to haunt them?) 3 sb would turn/spin in their grave used to say that someone who is dead would strongly disapprove of something happening now (The way Bill plays that piece would have Mozart turning in his grave.) (- see also dig your own grave dig1 (4), from (the) cradle to (the) grave cradle1 (4), have one foot in the grave foot1 (20), silent as the grave silent (6), a watery grave watery (5)) ~2 adj 1 very serious and worrying (This decision may have very grave consequences. | I have grave doubts about his ability.) 2 looking or sounding quiet and serious, especially because something important or worrying has happened (Turnbull's face was grave as he told them about the accident.) - gravely adv (Adam nodded gravely.) (- see also gravity (2,3)) ~3 adj a grave accent1 (4) is a mark put above a letter in some languages such as French to show the pronunciation, for example й (- compare acute (7), circumflex)
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(graver, gravest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to someone’s death as their grave or to death as the grave. ...drinking yourself to an early grave... Most men would rather go to the grave than own up to feelings of dependency. N-COUNT: oft to N, oft poss/adj N 3. A grave event or situation is very serious, important, and worrying. He said that the situation in his country is very grave... I have grave doubts that the documents tell the whole story. ADJ • gravely They had gravely impaired the credibility of the government. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v 4. A grave person is quiet and serious in their appearance or behaviour. William was up on the roof for some time and when he came down he looked grave... ADJ • gravely ‘I think I’ve covered that business more than adequately,’ he said gravely. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 5. In some languages such as French, a grave accent is a symbol that is placed over a vowel in a word to show how the vowel is pronounced. For example, the word ‘mere’ has a grave accent over the first ‘e’. ADJ: ADJ n 6. If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive. Darwin must be turning in his grave at the thought of what is being perpetrated in his name. PHRASE: V and N inflect 7. from the cradle to the grave: see cradle ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb (~d; ~n or ~d; graving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grafan; akin to Old High German graban to dig, Old Church Slavic pogreti to bury Date: before 12th century 1. archaic dig, excavate 2. a. to carve or shape with a chisel ; sculpture b. to carve or cut (as letters or figures) into a hard surface ; en~ 3. to impress or fix (as a thought) deeply II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gr?f; akin to Old High German grab ~, Old English grafan to dig Date: before 12th century 1. an excavation for burial of a body; broadly a burial place 2. a. death 1a b. death 4 III. transitive verb (~d; graving) Etymology: Middle English ~n Date: 15th century to clean and pay with pitch ~ a ship's bottom IV. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin gravis heavy, ~ — more at grieve Date: 1539 1. a. obsolete authoritative, weighty b. meriting serious consideration ; important ~ problems c. likely to produce great harm or danger a ~ mistake d. significantly serious ; considerable, great ~ importance 2. having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor a ~ and thoughtful look 3. drab in color ; somber 4. low-pitched in sound 5. a. of an accent mark having the form ? b. marked with a ~ accent c. of the variety indicated by a ~ accent Synonyms: see serious • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun V. noun Date: 1609 a ~ accent ? used to show that a vowel is pronounced with a fall of pitch (as in ancient Greek), that a vowel has a certain quality (as e in French), that a final e is stressed and close and that a final o is stressed and low (as in Italian), that a syllable has a degree of stress between maximum and minimum (as in phonetic transcription), or that the e of the English ending -ed is to be pronounced (as in “this cursed day”) VI. adverb or adjective Etymology: Italian, literally, ~, from Latin gravis Date: 1683 slowly and solemnly — used as a direction in music ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 a a trench dug in the ground to receive a coffin on burial. b a mound or memorial stone placed over this. 2 (prec. by the) death, esp. as indicating mortal finality. 3 something compared to or regarded as a grave. Phrases and idioms turn in one's grave (of a dead person) be thought of in certain circumstances as likely to have been shocked or angry when alive. Derivatives graveless adj. graveward adv. & adj. Etymology: OE gr{aelig}f f. WG 2. adj. & n. --adj. 1 a serious, weighty, important (a grave matter). b dignified, solemn, sombre (a grave look). 2 extremely serious or threatening (grave danger). 3 (of sound) low-pitched, not acute. --n. = grave accent. Phrases and idioms grave accent a mark (`) placed over a vowel in some languages to denote pronunciation, length, etc., orig. indicating low or falling pitch. Derivatives gravely adv. graveness n. Etymology: F grave or L gravis heavy, serious 3. v.tr. (past part. graven or graved) 1 (foll. by in, on) fix indelibly (on one's memory). 2 archaic engrave, carve. Phrases and idioms graven image an idol. Etymology: OE grafan dig, engrave f. Gmc: cf. GROOVE 4. v.tr. clean (a ship's bottom) by burning off accretions and by tarring. Phrases and idioms graving dock = dry dock. Etymology: perh. F dial. grave = OF greve shore ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. могила mass grave —- братская могила the paupers' grave —- общая могила family grave —- семейная могила; фамильный склеп Graves Registration —- воен. служба учета могил to dig a grave —- копать могилу in one's grave —- мертвый to the grave —- уст. по гроб жизни to sink into the grave —- сойти в могилу to sleep in the grave —- спать вечным сном 2. смерть, гибель untimely grave —- безвременная смерть to dread the grave —- страшиться смерти to be brought to an early grave —- безвременно скончаться, погибнуть в расцвете сил he just escaped a watery grave —- он едва не погиб в море 3. могильный холм; надгробный камень 4. яма (для хранения картошки в земле) Id: on this side of the grave —- на этом свете Id: never on this side of the grave —- никогда в жизни; ни за что на свете Id: to make smb. turn in his grave —- заставить кого-л перевернуться в гробу Id: to find one's grave —- найти могилу Id: to dig one's own grave —- самому себе могилу рыть, губить себя Id: to dig one's grave with one's teeth —- погубить себя неумеренностью в еде Id: to dig the grave of one's reputation —- погубить свою репутацию Id: to rise from the grave —- воскреснуть, восстать из мертвых Id: to totter on the brink of the grave, to have one foot in the grave —- стоять одной ногой в могиле Id: secret as the grave —- молчаливый; могила Id: smb.'s walking on my grave —- что-то меня дрожь пробирает 5. уст. гравировать; высекать; вырезывать time has...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun могила; fig. смерть to sink into the grave - сойти в могилу to have one foot in the grave - стоять одной ногой в могиле in ones grave - мертвый Syn: cenotaph, crypt, mausoleum, sepulchre, tomb, vault II v.; past graved; past part. graved, graven 1) obs. гравировать; высекать; вырезать 2) запечатлевать (in, on) III 1. adj. 1) серьезный, веский; важный 2) тяжелый, угрожающий 3) важный; степенный 4) влиятельный, авторитетный 5) мрачный, печальный; темный (о красках) 6) низкий (о тоне) 7) phon. тупой (об ударении) Syn: see sedate 2. noun phon. тупое ударение IV v. naut. очищать подводную часть судна ...Англо-русский словарь
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