All 23 Uses of
grave
in
The Idiot
- With a grave and ceremonious air, Marfa Borisovna motioned the prince to a chair at one of the card-tables.
Chpt 1.12 *grave = serious and solemn
- All this caused the general to look grave and important.
Chpt 2.1
- The prince looked at him gravely.†
Chpt 2.2gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- "Because," replied Aglaya gravely, "in the poem the knight is described as a man capable of living up to an ideal all his life.†
Chpt 2.6
- Expectation and suspense were on every face, with the exception of that of the prince, who stood gravely wondering how an affair so entirely personal could have awakened such lively and widespread interest in so short a time.†
Chpt 2.7
- Everybody was talking loudly, making remarks and comments; some discussed the affair gravely, others laughed.†
Chpt 2.9
- The words were spoken in a grave tone, and even somewhat shyly.
Chpt 2.11grave = serious and solemn
- But though Evgenie Pavlovitch had put his questions to the prince with no other purpose but to enjoy the joke of his simple-minded seriousness, yet now, at his answer, he was surprised into some seriousness himself, and looked gravely at Muishkin as though he had not expected that sort of answer at all.†
Chpt 3.1gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- "Yes, SERIOUSLY," said the general, gravely.†
Chpt 4.5
- But Dr. Schneider frowns ever more and more and shakes his head; he hints that the brain is fatally injured; he does not as yet declare that his patient is incurable, but he allows himself to express the gravest fears.†
Chpt 4.12gravest = most important or most serious
- A liveried servant opened the door, and the prince was obliged to enter into long explanations with this gentleman, who, from the first glance, looked at him and his bundle with grave suspicion.†
Chpt 1.2
- They have planted roses all round her grave, and every year they look alter the flowers and make Marie's resting-place as beautiful as they can.†
Chpt 1.6
- Alas one is in the grave, torn to pieces by calumnies and bullets; another is now before you, still battling with calumnies and bullets—†
Chpt 1.9
- A pool of blood on the steps near his head gave rise to grave fears.†
Chpt 2.5
- "Thank you for the lesson, general," said Hippolyte, with unexpected gravity, regarding him thoughtfully.†
Chpt 2.10
- The gesture took Evgenie Pavlovitch by surprise, but with the utmost gravity he touched the hand that was offered him in token of forgiveness.†
Chpt 2.10
- But you must know, my dear friend, Aglaya does not love you, and she shall never be your wife while I am out of my grave.†
Chpt 2.12
- 'Put me in my coffin first and then into my grave, and then you may marry my daughter to whomsoever you please,' so I said to the general this very morning.†
Chpt 2.12
- I'll torment this man nearly into his grave, and then, oh!†
Chpt 3.3
- "I have no idea," replied General Ivolgin, who presided with much gravity.†
Chpt 3.4
- I must absolutely speak to you about something which is most grave," said Lebedeff, mysteriously and solemnly, entering the room with a bow and looking extremely important.†
Chpt 3.9
- You and Nina will come to my grave, Colia; poor Nina, I always used to call her Nina in the old days, and how she loved.... Nina, Nina, oh, Nina.†
Chpt 4.4
- A few days before that fixed for the wedding, she grew grave and thoughtful.†
Chpt 4.10
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Better known meanings of grave and gravity:
- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner