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- pronunciation:
- greIv
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
graver, gravest |
| definition: |
If someone is in grave danger, they are in very serious danger. Something that is grave is very serious or dangerous. It can cause people to be very scared or worried. A grave thing is sometimes a thing that is very important because it concerns very serious things.
The family could see the tornado coming and they knew they were in grave danger.The driver was not killed in the car crash, but he is still in grave condition in the hospital.- synonyms:
- critical, serious, significant
- antonyms:
- trivial
- similar words:
- important
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| related words: |
bad, heavy, significant, stern, urgent |
| derivations: |
gravely (adv.), graveness (n.) |
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