All 4 Uses of
grave
in
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- His voice was grave and his eyes were merry so that, until you got to know him really well, it was hard to know when he was joking and when he was serious.
Chpt 4 *grave = serious and solemn
- "I am afraid it would not do," said Peter very gravely.†
Chpt 13gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- So I'm to be a dotard with one foot in the grave, as well as a dastard," roared Miraz.†
Chpt 13
- He checked himself at once and looked as grave as a turnip by the time Reepicheep discovered where the noise came from.†
Chpt 13
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: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