grave
1grave — [ grav ] adj. • déb. XIVe « important »; lat. gravis I ♦ Abstrait 1 ♦ (1542) Vieilli Qui se comporte, agit avec réserve et dignité; qui donne de l importance aux choses. ⇒ austère, digne, posé, sérieux. Un grave magistra …
2Grave — Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman. [1913… …
3Grave — puede referirse a: Pesado Véanse también: Peso y Gravedad Serio, respetable, importante, difícil, molesto Sonido grave Voz grave Palabra grave, la que se acentúa en la penúltima sílaba (véase también acento grave). Enfermedad grave, aquella… …
4GRAVE (J.) — GRAVE JEAN (1854 1939) Né dans le Puy de Dôme, Jean Grave suit à Paris l’enseignement des Frères des écoles chrétiennes jusqu’à l’âge de onze ans. Mis en apprentissage, il se forme lui même grâce à de nombreuses lectures. Jean Grave succède à son …
5Grave — Grave, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[=a]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[=a]v n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel.… …
6Grave — Grave, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr[ o]f, Russ. grob grave, coffin. See {Grave} to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence:… …
7-grave — A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See {Margrave.} [1913 Webster] …
8Grave — Grave, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. [1913 Webster] …
9Grave — Grave, v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel s bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose. [1913 Webster] …
10grave — I (Important) adjective chief, consequential, critical, essential, exigent, gravis, imperative, indispensable, pressing, serious, serius, substantial, tristis, urgent, weighty II (Solemn) …
