a place in the ground where a dead person is buried

a way of referring to death or a person’s death

Is there life beyond the grave ?

He followed her to the grave .

She smoked herself into an early grave .

very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried

serious in manner, as if something sad or important has just happened

He looked very grave as he entered the room.

a mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the e in the French word père

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