gravely

gravely

extremely seriously: gravely ill; dangerously, harmfully

Not to be confused with:

gravelly – covered with gravel; with a harsh, rasping sound: His gravelly voice was a result of years of heavy smoking.

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grave ¹

 (grāv)

n.

1.

a. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.

b. A place of burial.

2. Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.

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[Middle English, from Old English græf; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grave ²

 (grāv)

adj. grav·er, grav·est

1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.

2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.

3. Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.

4. Somber or dark in hue.

5. (also gräv) Linguistics

a. Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.

b. Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.

n. (also gräv)

See grave accent.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin gravis; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

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grave′ly adv.

grave′ness n.

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grave ³

 (grāv)

tr.v. graved, grav·en (grā′vən) or graved, grav·ing, graves

1. To sculpt or carve; engrave.

2. To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.

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[Middle English graven, from Old English grafan; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grave ⁴

 (grāv)

tr.v. graved, grav·ing, graves

To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.

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[Middle English graven.]

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gra·ve ⁵

 (grä′vā)

adv. & adj. Music

In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

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[Italian, from Latin gravis, heavy; see grave².]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	gravely - in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" soberly, staidly
	2.	gravely - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" badly, severely, seriously

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Translations

بِجَديَّه، بِوَقار

vážnězávažně

betydningsfuldtdystert

ernst

gravementgrièvement

alvarlega

seriamente

resno

ciddî bir şekilde

重大地

gravely

[ˈgreɪvlɪ] ADV

1. (= seriously) [ill, wounded, injured] → gravemente
five soldiers were gravely wounded → cinco soldados resultaron gravemente heridos or heridos de gravedad
we are gravely concerned about or by his decision → estamos muy or seriamente preocupados por su decisión

2. (= solemnly) [say, speak] → con gravedad, con seriedad
he nodded gravely → asintió con gravedad

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gravely

[ˈgreɪvli] adv

[injured, impaired] → gravement, sérieusement
gravely ill → gravement malade

[say, reply] → avec gravité

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gravely

adv

(= severely, seriously) ill, wounded → schwer; gravely ill patients → schwer kranke Patienten; gravely concerned → ernstlich besorgt

(= solemnly) say, nod → ernst

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gravely

[ˈgreɪvlɪ] adv → gravemente, solennemente
gravely ill → in pericolo di vita

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grave²

(greiv) adjective

1. important. a grave responsibility; grave decisions. ernstige مُهِم важен grave vážný, důležitý schwerwiegend betydningsfuld; vigtig σημαντικόςgrave, serio tähtis مهم vakava graveחשוב गंभीर ozbiljan, težak fontos, súlyos penting mikilvægur grave 重要な 중요한 svarbus, rimtas nopietns; svarīgs penting groot; belangrijk, gewichtig viktig, betydningsfull ważki غت،مهم grave important серьёзный vážny pomemben važan viktig, betydelsefull สำคัญ önemli, ciddî 重大的 важливий اہم quan trọng 重大的

2. serious, dangerous. grave news. gewigtige, gevaarlike خَطير застрашителен grave závažný ernst alvorlig σοβαρός, ανησυχητικόςgrave, serio ähvardav خطرناک huolestuttava graveרציני गंभीर ozbiljan, opasan komoly serius alvarlegur, hættulegur grave 重大な 심각한, 위험한 rimtas, keliantis nerimą nospiedošs; draudīgs serius ernstigalvorligniepokojący خطرناك، وېروونكى، بيروونكى، ډاروونكى grave grav тревожный závažný resen ozbiljan allvarlig, grav รุนแรง ciddî, endişelendirici 危急的 небезпечний سنجیدہ nghiêm trọng 危急的

3. serious, sad. a grave expression. stemmige, ernstige جَدّي، وَقور сериозен grave vážný ernst alvorlig; dyster σοβαρός, θλιμμένοςgrave tõsine ناگوار vakava sérieux חָמוּר סֶבֶר अनुदात ozbiljan, tužan súlyos sedih alvarlegur, dapurlegur serio 深刻な 침울한 rimtas, liūdnas bēdīgs; drūms sedih ernstig, somberalvorlig, sørgeligpoważny, ponury غت، جدی grave serios серьёзный vážny resen tužan allvarlig, dyster เศร้าซึม ciddî 嚴肅的 понурий سنجیدہ ، غمگین trang nghiêm 严肃的

ˈgravely adverb

stemmig, ernstig بِجَديَّه، بِوَقار важно gravemente vážně, závažně ernst betydningsfuldt; vigtigt; alvorligt; dystert σοβαράgravemente, seriamente tõsiselt به شدت؛ بطور وخیم vakavasti gravement בְּאוֹפֶן חָמוּר गंभीरता से ozbiljno, teško komolyan, súlyosan dengan sedih alvarlega gravemente おもおもしく 엄숙히 rimtai nopietni; nospiedoši; drūmi dengan serius: ernstigalvorligpoważnie په جدى ډول gravemente grav, solemn серьёзно vážne resno ozbiljno allvarligt อย่างร้ายแรง ciddî bir şekilde 重大地 серйозно سنجیدگی سے nghiêm trọng; quan trọng 重大地

ˈgravity (ˈgrӕ-) noun

The gravity of the situation was clear to us all. erns جاذِبِيَّه важност gravidade vážnost, závažnost der Ernst alvor; tyngde σοβαρότηταgravedad, seriedad tõsidus وخامت vakavuus gravité חומרה, רצינות गंभीरता težina komolyság, súly berat þyngdarafl gravità 重大さ 중대함 rimtumas nopietnība; svarīgums keseriusan ernstalvorpowaga درنښت، اهميت، جديت: تول ( وزن ): دجاذبې قوه gravidade gravitate серьёзность vážnosť resnost ozbiljnost allvar ความรุนแรง ciddiyet 嚴重性 серйозність سنجیدگی tính quan trọng 严重性

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