All 7 Uses of
grave
in
Heart of Darkness
- He paid no attention to my explanations, and, playing with a stick of sealing-wax, repeated several times that the situation was 'very grave, very grave.'†
Chpt 1
- He paid no attention to my explanations, and, playing with a stick of sealing-wax, repeated several times that the situation was 'very grave, very grave.'†
Chpt 1
- I wanted to push on; but the manager looked grave, and told me the navigation up there was so dangerous that it would be advisable, the sun being very low already, to wait where we were till next morning.†
Chpt 2
- It was grave, profound, vibrating, while the man did not seem capable of a whisper.†
Chpt 3
- And for a moment it seemed to me as if I also were buried in a vast grave full of unspeakable secrets.†
Chpt 3
- For him evidently Mr. Kurtz was not in his grave; I suspect that for him Mr. Kurtz was one of the immortals.†
Chpt 3
- I promised a complete discretion with great gravity.†
Chpt 3 *
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