All 12 Uses of
grave
in
1984 by Orwell
- They were down in some subterranean place — the bottom of a well, for instance, or a very deep grave — but it was a place which, already far below him, was itself moving downwards.†
p. 29..5
- They were corpses waiting to be sent back to the grave.†
p. 76..5
- Or that the force of gravity works?†
p. 80..8
- He began speaking with the peculiar grave courtesy that differentiated him from the majority of Inner Party members.
p. 157..4grave = serious and solemn
- He had the sensation of stepping into the dampness of a grave, and it was not much better because he had always known that the grave was there and waiting for him.†
p. 159..9
- He had the sensation of stepping into the dampness of a grave, and it was not much better because he had always known that the grave was there and waiting for him.†
p. 159..9
- 'The past is more important,' agreed O'Brien gravely.
p. 176..9gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- With a sort of grave courtesy he completed the stanza:
p. 178..7grave = serious and solemn
- It had been preached by kings and aristocrats and by the priests, lawyers, and the like who were parasitical upon them, and it had generally been softened by promises of compensation in an imaginary world beyond the grave.†
p. 202..9
- O'Brien was looking down at him gravely and rather sadly.
p. 244..6 *gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- 'You don't even control the climate or the law of gravity.†
p. 264..9
- The law of gravity was nonsense.†
p. 278..2
Definition:
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(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner