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The correct spelling is grave.
How to pronounce grave
/ɡɹeɪv/
nounIPA: /ɡɹeɪv/
Say it like: Gra-ve
The correct spelling is grave. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial For example: "to grave an image"
Usage Examples
“to grave an image”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
- 2.Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
- 3.(by extension) Death, destruction.
- 4.A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).
- 5.A count, prefect, or person holding office.
verb
- 1.To dig.
- 2.To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- 3.To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
- 4.To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
- 5.To entomb; to bury.
adjective
- 1.Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.
- 2.Low in pitch, tone etc.
- 3.Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
- 4.Influential, important; authoritative.
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