grave /greiv/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) death of a person
• (n.) a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
• (adj.) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

Chinese translation

• n. 墓穴, 坟墓, 终结, 死亡
• a. 庄重的, 严肃的, 重大的, 低沉的
• vt. 雕刻

Word details

Part of speech

noun / adjective

Pronunciation

/greiv/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.31 · Rare

Word forms

graving, graven, graves, graver, gravest

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gravity · gravel · gravitational · gravitation

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