grave

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serious

∗ adjective

grave
[greɪv]
sustantivo
1tumba (f) sepultura (f)
2(idioms)
  • to make somebody turn in his grave -> hacer que alguien se revuelva en su sepultura
  • to have one foot in the grave -> estar con un pie en la tumba
adjetivo
3grave (manner, voice, situation, mistake)

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grave [greiv]
participio pasivo
1GRAVED o GRAVEN).
2Grabar, esculpir, imprimir alguna cosa.
3Despalmar, limpiar la embarcación, embrearla y darle sebo. (Marina)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Grabar, dibujar o delinear en alguna cosa dura. (n)
va. (pret. GRAVED,
sustantivo
1Sepultura, hoya, huesas donde se sepulta un cadáver; sepultero, tumba.
2Cualquier sitio de destrucción y ruina.
3Muerte; en la Biblia, el lugar de los muertos, hades.
adjetivo
1Grave, serio, circunspecto.
2Grave, importante, arduo, dificil.
3Sencillo, modesto, honesto.
4(Mús.) Grave, bajo, profundo en tono; de muy lento movimiento.
5Grave, el acento opuesto al agudo. (Gramática)

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grave [ɡreɪv]
noun
tumba; (f) sepultura; (f) (with monument) sepulcro; (m) tumba; (f)
common grave fosa común; (f) from beyond the grave desde ultratumba
He attempted to communicate with her from beyond the grave She threatened to take her revenge from beyond the grave
he sent her to an early grave él fue la causa de que muriera tan joven
You'll drive yourself into an early grave with all that worrying It'll take more than a bunch of Dennison's thugs to send me to an early grave
dig turn
grave [ɡreɪv]
adjective
graver (comparative)gravest (superlative)
1 (serious) [+danger, problem, mistake] grave; [+threat, suspicion] serio
he expressed grave concern about the matter expresó su seria preocupación por el problema; the situation is very grave la situación es muy grave; you do him a grave injustice estás cometiendo una grave injusticia con él
2 (solemn) [+face, expression] grave; serio; [+person] serio
his face was grave su rostro era grave serio;or
grave [ɡrɑːv]
adjective
(Ling)
grave accent acento grave; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "grave"

Imperative
  • grave
  • you grave
  • he/she gravens
  • we grave
  • you grave
  • they grave
Preterite
  • I graved
  • you graved
  • he/she graved
  • we graved
  • you graved
  • they graved
Present Continuous
  • I am graving
  • you are graving
  • he/she is graving
  • we are graving
  • you are graving
  • they are graving
Present Perfect
  • I have graven
  • you have graven
  • he/she has graven
  • we have graven
  • you have graven
  • they have graven
Past Continuous
  • I was graving
  • you were graving
  • he/she was graving
  • we were graving
  • you were graving
  • they were graving
Past Perfect
  • I had graven
  • you had graven
  • he/she had graven
  • we had graven
  • you had graven
  • they had graven
Future
  • I will grave
  • you will grave
  • he/she will grave
  • we will grave
  • you will grave
  • they will grave
Future Perfect
  • I will have graven
  • you will have graven
  • he/she will have graven
  • we will have graven
  • you will have graven
  • they will have graven
Future Continuous
  • I will be graving
  • you will be graving
  • he/she will be graving
  • we will be graving
  • you will be graving
  • they will be graving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been graving
  • you have been graving
  • he/she has been graving
  • we have been graving
  • you have been graving
  • they have been graving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been graving
  • you will have been graving
  • he/she will have been graving
  • we will have been graving
  • you will have been graving
  • they will have been graving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been graving
  • you had been graving
  • he/she had been graving
  • we had been graving
  • you had been graving
  • they had been graving
Imperative
  • grave
  • grave
  • I grave
  • you grave
  • he/she graves
  • we grave
Present
  • you grave
  • they grave
  • I graved
  • you graved
  • he/she graved
  • we graved
Preterite
  • you graved
  • they graved
  • I am graving
  • you are graving
  • he/she is graving
  • we are graving
Present Continuous
  • you are graving
  • they are graving
  • I have graved
  • you have graved
  • he/she has graved
  • we have graved
Present Perfect
  • you have graved
  • they have graved
  • I was graving
  • you were graving
  • he/she was graving
  • we were graving
Past Continuous
  • you were graving
  • they were graving
  • I had graved
  • you had graved
  • he/she had graved
  • we had graved
Past Perfect
  • you had graved
  • they had graved
  • I will grave
  • you will grave
  • he/she will grave
  • we will grave
Future
  • you will grave
  • they will grave
  • I will have graved
  • you will have graved
  • he/she will have graved
  • we will have graved
Future Perfect
  • you will have graved
  • they will have graved
  • I will be graving
  • you will be graving
  • he/she will be graving
  • we will be graving
Future Continuous
  • you will be graving
  • they will be graving
  • I have been graving
  • you have been graving
  • he/she has been graving
  • we have been graving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • you have been graving
  • they have been graving
  • I will have been graving
  • you will have been graving
  • he/she will have been graving
  • we will have been graving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • you will have been graving
  • they will have been graving
  • I had been graving
  • you had been graving
  • he/she had been graving
  • we had been graving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • you had been graving
  • they had been graving

grave
adjective
1 serious (enfermedad, situación, error) ; formal (estilo)
  • estar grave -> to be seriously ill
  • presenta heridas graves -> he is seriously injured
  • su semblante grave impone respeto -> her serious features inspire respect
2 low, deep (sonido, voz)
3 stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar) (palabra) ; grave (tilde)
feminine noun
4 word stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar)

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grave [grah’-vay]
adjective
1 Weighty, ponderous, heavy (pesado).
2 Grace, important (importante), momentous, of weight, of great consequence, dangerous.
3 Great, huge, vast. (Metaphorical)
4 Grave, circumspect.
5 Haughty, lofty.
6 Troublesome, vexatious, grievous; arduous, difficult (pérdida).
  • Ponerse grave -> to assume an air of importance
7 Grave tone (nota, tono). (Music)
8 Grave accent (acento). (Grammer)
  • Delito grave -> a heinous crime
  • Enfermedad grave -> a dangerous disease
  • Estar grave -> to be seriously ill
  • La situación es grave -> the situation is grave
(Met.) Mortal, deadly.

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grave
adjetivo
1 (Med) [+enfermedad, estado] serious
estar grave to be seriously ill; hubo 20 heridos graves there were 20 people seriously injured
2 (serio) serious; (importante) important; momentous
la situación es grave the situation is serious
un deber muy grave me es muy grave tener que
3 [+carácter] serious; dignified
y otros hombres graves and other worthy men
4 (Música) [+nota, tono] low; deep; [+voz] deep
5 (Lingüística) [+acento] grave; [+palabra] stressed on the penultimate syllable

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