1. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
   "he put flowers on his mother's grave";
   - tomb
    
2. Death of a person
   "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"

1. Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
   "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis";
   - grievous, heavy, weighty
    
2. Dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
   "a grave God-fearing man";
   - sedate, sober, solemn
    
3. Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
   "a grave situation";
   - dangerous, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening

1. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   "The artist graved her initials into the stone";
   - scratch, engrave, inscribe
    
2. Impress deeply on the mind
   "The tragic event was graved in her memory"

1. A diacritical mark (`) placed over certain letters to indicate pronunciation, stress, or tone in various languages
   "The French word 'père' has a grave[2] over the first e";
   - grave accent

Derived forms: graven, graving, graved, gravest, graves, graver

See also: critical, important, of import, serious

Type of: accent, accent mark, carve, chip at, death, demise, dying, place, spot, topographic point

Encyclopedia: Grave, Holland