grave

grave1 [ greıv ] noun count **

1. ) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body:

He's never even visited his mother's grave.

2. ) the grave LITERARY death:

His secret will go with me to the grave (=I will die without telling anyone).

beyond the grave: It seemed like he heard a voice from beyond the grave (=the voice of a dead person).

an early grave

death before the natural age that you would expect:

She's drinking herself into an early grave.

someone would turn over in their grave SPOKEN

used for saying that someone who is now dead would be very surprised or sad about something that is happening if they could see it

=> CRADLE1, DIG1, FOOT1, WATERY

grave

grave 2 [ greıv ] adjective *

1. ) so serious that you feel worried:

The situation is very grave and appears to be deteriorating.

a ) used for emphasizing how serious something is:

The report expressed grave concerns about the safety of meat production.

I have grave doubts that he'll ever become a doctor.

in grave danger (of): The peace process is in grave danger of collapsing.

2. ) looking very serious and worried:

a grave expression/face

╾ grave|ly adverb:

Her husband had been gravely sick for some time.

She nodded gravely.

grave

grave 3 [ grav ] or ,grave `accent noun count

the mark ` above a letter in French and some other languages to show how it is pronounced

─ compare ACUTE 4, CIRCUMFLEX