3 entries found for grave.
To select an entry, click on it. Entry Word: grave
Function: adjective
Text: 1 having a matter of importance as its topic <leaving gossip and celebrities to other magazines, this journal focuses on the grave issues of the day> -- see SERIOUS 2
2 involving potential loss or injury <going over Niagara Falls poses a grave danger> -- see DANGEROUS
3 not joking or playful in mood or manner <when I asked him how his dog was doing, he looked grave and said, "Not good"> -- see SERIOUS 1