grave
/ɡreɪv/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेव
कब्र
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a place in the ground where a dead person is buried
कब्र
- She placed flowers on her grandfather's grave.
- The family gathered silently around the grave of their grandmother.
- The villagers visited the grave on his birthday.
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- A simple stone marked the grave.
- The soldier's grave is kept clean by his friends.
Synonyms tomb burial place
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(of a person or their manner) serious in a way that makes you feel worried
गंभीर, चिंतित (चेहरा, स्वर)
- The doctor looked grave as he read the report.
- He spoke in a grave voice about the risks of the plan.
- Her grave face told us the news was bad.
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- He gave us a grave look and shook his head.
- The judge's grave tone silenced the room.
Opposite cheerful light-hearted
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grave + noun (danger, error, crime)
As an adjective, grave means very serious and worrying. It is formal.
Adjective के रूप में 'grave' का अर्थ अत्यंत गंभीर और चिंताजनक है; यह formal है।
- The country faces a grave threat.
- He made a grave mistake.
be grave (of a person)
Of a person's face or voice, grave means serious in a worrying way.
किसी व्यक्ति के चेहरे या आवाज़ के लिए 'grave' चिंताजनक रूप से गंभीर बताता है।
- The doctor looked grave.
- The judge spoke in a grave voice.
a grave (noun)
A grave is a place where a dead body is buried. The noun is countable.
'Grave' वह स्थान है जहाँ शव दफ़नाया जाता है; यह countable noun है।
- Flowers were laid on the soldier's grave.
- The old graves are near the church.
grave concern / grave doubts
These fixed phrases show serious worry. Grave goes with concern, doubts, fears and risks.
ये fixed phrases गंभीर चिंता दिखाते हैं; 'grave' के साथ concern, doubts, fears और risks आते हैं।
- The WHO expressed grave concern about the virus.
- I have grave doubts about this plan.
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grave + noun
dangerconcernerrordoubtcrimemistake
- The report expressed grave concern about air pollution.
adverb + grave
veryextremelymostincreasinglyequallygravely
- The situation is extremely grave.
grave + noun (of person)
facevoicetonelooksilence
- The doctor spoke in a grave tone.
verb + grave
digvisitdesecratemarkfill
- Villagers dug a grave near the river.
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- The floods have created a grave situation in Assam.
बाढ़ ने असम में गंभीर स्थिति पैदा कर दी है।
- Radhika placed flowers on her grandfather's grave.
राधिका ने अपने दादा की कब्र पर फूल चढ़ाए।
- He is gravely ill and cannot speak.
वह गंभीर रूप से बीमार है और बोल नहीं सकता।
- The judge warned the lawyer of grave consequences.
न्यायाधीश ने वकील को गंभीर परिणामों की चेतावनी दी।
- Their faces were grave when they heard the news.
समाचार सुनकर उनके चेहरे गंभीर हो गए।
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✗ The doctor looked gravely.
✓ The doctor looked grave.
After look as a linking verb, use the adjective grave, not the adverb gravely.
Linking verb 'look' के बाद adjective 'grave' आता है, adverb 'gravely' नहीं।
✗ The graveness of the situation worried us.
✓ The gravity of the situation worried us.
The usual noun for seriousness is gravity; graveness is rare.
गंभीरता के लिए सामान्य noun 'gravity' है; 'graveness' कम प्रयुक्त होता है।
✗ A grave of gold was found in the field.
✓ A hoard of gold was found in the field.
Grave means burial place, so it cannot refer to a store of treasure. Use hoard or treasure.
'Grave' का अर्थ कब्र है, इसलिए यह खज़ाने के लिए नहीं आता; 'hoard' या 'treasure' लिखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Grave, serious and solemn overlap in meaning but vary in tone.
Grave, serious और solemn अर्थ में मिलते हैं पर tone में भिन्न हैं।
The common word for important, bad or not joking.
महत्वपूर्ण, बुरे या मज़ाक न करने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- It is a serious problem.
Quiet, formal and respectful, often at a ceremony.
शांत, औपचारिक और सम्मानपूर्ण, प्रायः किसी समारोह में।
- The solemn oath was taken at dawn.
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dig your own grave
to do something that will cause you harm later
अपने पैरों पर कुल्हाड़ी मारना
- By lying to the committee, he dug his own grave.
turn in your grave
(of a dead person) to be likely to be very upset or angry if they knew about something
(मृत व्यक्ति का) कब्र में भी बेचैन हो उठना
- Gandhi would turn in his grave if he saw this corruption.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
grave and gravity
The noun of the adjective grave (serious) is gravity: 'the gravity of the situation'. Gravity is also the force that pulls things to the earth; the two senses share one word.
Adjective grave (गंभीर) का noun gravity है, जैसे 'the gravity of the situation'। Gravity पृथ्वी की ओर खींचने वाला बल (गुरुत्वाकर्षण) भी है; दोनों अर्थों के लिए एक ही शब्द है।
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One-word substitution
A place where the dead are buried is a grave; a large stone building for the dead is a tomb or mausoleum; a burial ground is a cemetery or graveyard.
मृतकों को दफ़नाने की जगह grave, पत्थर की बड़ी समाधि tomb या mausoleum और कब्रिस्तान cemetery या graveyard कहलाता है।