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Meanings of
gravely
in English
Portuguese
gravemente
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To a severe or serious degree.
seriously
badly
severely
Portuguese
gravemente
Portuguese
gravemente
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In a grave and sober manner.
soberly
staidly
Portuguese
gravemente
Synonyms
Examples for "
soberly
"
soberly
staidly
Examples for "
soberly
"
1
More
soberly
,
he added, I want to stay involved in the case.
2
You of the North in general take love too
soberly
and seriously.
3
Are the citizens
soberly
intent upon seeing that the law is executed?
4
But we Germans find it extremely difficult to think logically and
soberly
.
5
Maskelyne
soberly
agreed; he had little choice but to fully trust Devant.
1
Sir Thomas then abated a whit of his severity, and said,
staidly
,
-
2
Some silent Italians, with noisy interpreters, sat
staidly
upon the benches.
3
Virginia, walking
staidly
beside me, considered this outburst in silence before she delivered herself.
4
I bowed, and Margaret said
staidly
,
Yes, my lady.
5
Hand in hand, they skated together, laughingly at first, then
staidly
talking in a low tone.
Usage of
gravely
in English
1
The Père Longuemare
gravely
recited the sacramental words in muttered tones; then:
2
I answered
gravely
,
'He's left himself a lot of work to do!'
3
The United States says it is
gravely
concerned about the proposed amendments.
4
Many of the victims were
gravely
injured, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said.
5
Mr Abe said the launch did not
gravely
affect Japan's national security.
6
In the last words a hidden menace rang; therefore Powala answered
gravely
:
7
He regarded it
gravely
for a moment and then said, Oh, wait.
8
The approach of the Revolution affected
gravely
the personnel of the Academy.
9
She considered it
gravely
;
it became the starting-point of many romantic imaginings.
10
The response of the Irish management, though, is seen as
gravely
disappointing.
11
The oldest, at least,' Ahmed added
gravely
after pondering for a moment.
12
He looked at her
gravely
for a minute and then said sorrowfully:-
13
He bowed
gravely
;
there was no hint of coquetry in her manner.
14
The fantastic cascade of false white hair wagged
gravely
in the dusk.
15
Samuel scanned it and nodded
gravely
;
then gave it to his wife.
16
M. d'Orbec
gravely
recited the programme of the country party in France.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
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gravely
Adjective
Adverb
Frequent collocations
say gravely
answer gravely
node gravely
bow gravely
reply gravely
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Translations for
gravely
Portuguese
gravemente
Gravely
through the time
Gravely
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare
Ireland
Rare