Grave | Mean of grave in English Dictionary

/ˈgreɪv/

• Noun
• a hole in the ground for burying a dead body
1. dig a grave
2. The casket was lowered into the grave.
3. He was buried in a shallow grave.
4. We went to the cemetery to visit my aunt's grave. [=to visit the place where my aunt's body is buried]
5. A headstone marks her son's grave.
6. grave robbers [=people who dig up a buried body to steal the things that were buried with it]
7. The company founder must be turning in his grave because of the changes we've made.
• very serious
1. This violation of school rules is a grave matter.
2. His carelessness could have grave consequences.
3. They have placed themselves in grave danger.
4. I have grave doubts about this plan.
5. suffering from a grave illness
• serious and formal in appearance or manner
1. The judge issued his ruling with a grave expression.

• having the form `
1. The French word père is written with a grave accent over the first e.