Term Gallery logo

Meanings of grave accent in English

Russian
accent grave
Portuguese
acento grave
Spanish
acento grave
Catalan
accent greu
Wikidata

Diacritic mark.

        Related terms
        accent grave
        Usage of grave accent in English
        1
        With a grave accent, we fear.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919
        2
        The fourth stress is, however, too strong to be thus disregarded, but because of its lighter character is best marked with a grave accent.
        The Nibelungenlied
        3
        Then I say, shall I suffer him to see grave countenances and hear grave accents, while his face is sprinkled?
        Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1
        4
        All grave accents in the original have been changed to acute, and an acute accent has been added to Recipe No.
        The Italian Cook Book / The Art of Eating Well; Practical Recipe...
        5
        The Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr Rafic Hariri, fought his way through the forest of acute and grave accents, carefully enunciating each syllable.
        The Irish Times
        6
        Accent marks are indicated by a single quote (') after the vowel for acute accents and before the vowel for grave accents.
        A Woman-Hater
        7
        "I thought that God had guided me to you," the girl answered, in soft, grave accents-"Andthat my father's spirit had not forsaken me!"
        Innocent : her fancy and his fact
        8
        "It is just because I am kind and gentle and merciful," she said, in her sweet, grave accents, "that I will not marry you, dear!
        Innocent : her fancy and his fact