All 7 Uses of
grave
in
Through the Looking-Glass
- "You know," he added very gravely, "it's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle—to get one's head cut off."
Chpt 4 *gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- 'Ah, you should see 'em come round me of a Saturday night,' Humpty Dumpty went on, wagging his head gravely from side to side: 'for to get their wages, you know.'†
Chpt 6
- 'I've had plenty of practice,' the Knight said very gravely: 'plenty of practice!'†
Chpt 8
- 'I haven't tried it yet,' the Knight said, gravely: 'so I can't tell for certain—but I'm afraid it WOULD be a little hard.'†
Chpt 8
- Alice said, as gravely as she could, 'They might go different ways.'†
Chpt 9
- 'Fiddle-de-dee's not English,' Alice replied gravely.†
Chpt 9
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- 'You WERE a little grave,' said Alice.†
Chpt 8 *
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) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:Less common meanings of grave:- 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