All 16 Uses of
grave
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Dependable within the gravity of the situation.†
Chpt 2
- To take the life of another is to me very grave.†
Chpt 3
- "Equally," Fernando agreed gravely.†
Chpt 9
- Agustan asked the grave little man as he came up.†
Chpt 9
- ...trying to make a joke, but they were all too grave for a joke and no one smiled.
Chpt 10 *grave = serious
- The lines now were neither straight nor orderly and there was much and very grave drunkenness.†
Chpt 10
- Then, his face grave, "There they shot my father.†
Chpt 11
- But to leave afterward and get out of this country in daylight presents a grave problem
Chpt 11grave = serious and solemn
- Since you make the condition that it must be done at daylight, it brings grave consequences.†
Chpt 11
- "Well," said Robert Jordan gravely.†
Chpt 19
- There is gravity in the situation.†
Chpt 21
- There was a moment of great gravity.†
Chpt 25
- And this of Sordo is not grave?†
Chpt 25
- But first he had encountered the company commander in the front line who had regarded the whole mission with owlishly grave suspicion.†
Chpt 40
- This is a matter of the utmost gravity.†
Chpt 40
- Lieutenant Berrendo, watching the trail, came riding up, his thin face serious and grave.†
Chpt 43
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