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Meanings of grave in English

Portuguese
acento grave
Catalan
accent greu
Wikidata

A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.

        acento grave
        Russian
        могила
        Portuguese
        tumba
        Spanish
        tumba
        Catalan
        sepultura
        Wikidata

        Location where one dead person or a limited amount of people are buried.

              могила
              Synonyms
              Examples for "burial site"
              Examples for "burial site"
              1
              They went to a Viking burial site on Man associated with sacrifice.
              The genesis secret
              2
              At the burial site, the other two orange trucks were already parked.
              The stand
              3
              Tamhlacht means a mass burial site for plague or famine victims.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The mound in Fernleigh-Over is probably an Indian burial site of some antiquity.
              The Story of Cooperstown
              5
              Was it a burial site or, as many suggest, a place of worship?
              The Sorceress
              Portuguese
              tumba
              Catalan
              nínxol
              Spanish
              tumba

              A place (commonly marked with a headstone) where one or more people are buried (usually in a coffin underneath the ground).

                    tumba
                    Portuguese
                    estampar
                    Catalan
                    gravar
                    Spanish
                    inscribir

                    Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.

                          estampar
                          Usage of grave in English
                          1
                          Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals constitute a serious problem with grave consequences.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          The captain looked grave; Mrs. Willoughby anxious; Beulah interested; and Maud thoughtful.
                          Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
                          3
                          One was in grave condition, the state government said in a statement.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          They laid it in the grave in the stillness of the night.
                          I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
                          5
                          If passed, it could have grave consequences for victims of serious accidents.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          At best, President Trump has committed a grave abuse of executive power.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          They are gone forever; one in the grave, one in a cloister.
                          The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
                          8
                          Yet as before, we consider this statement insufficient and our situation grave.
                          Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
                          9
                          The wine-press and the banquet-house were gone; but the grave yet stood.
                          Dreams
                          10
                          It is now called the grave of the Mediterranean sea, he said.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Indians returning from Yemen said the situation, especially in Aden, was grave.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          You will find a new grave there, the rifles in the grave.
                          Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
                          13
                          The legacy the Labour government left us was a grave one indeed.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          Our illusions commence in the cradle, and end only in the grave.
                          Brave Men and Women: Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
                          15
                          Yet the actual Convention consisted of grave men in an earnest mood.
                          Abraham Lincoln
                          16
                          Coming on top of a rapidly cooling economy, the situation is grave.
                          The Irish Times
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