1. a hole in the ground where a dead body is buried

1. very serious or important
2. giving cause for alarm; critical

1. to carve or cut into a surface
Usage: formal

Examples

• The flowers were placed on her grandmother’s grave.
• The doctor delivered grave news about the patient’s condition.
• We face a grave threat to our national security.
• The situation has become increasingly grave.
• His grave expression told us something was wrong.
• The artist will grave the design into the metal plate.
• They visited the grave every year on the anniversary.