/ɡʁav/
Translation
serious, severe; serious
Word origin
From Latin gravis ('heavy, weighty, serious'). English 'grave', 'gravity' and 'grief' descend from this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gravis
- English cognates
- grave, gravity, grief
Grammar
Examples
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It is not serious, it happens to everyone.
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His condition is serious but the doctors keep hope.
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It would be a serious mistake not to act now.
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The doctor said it was not serious.
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He made a serious mistake at work.
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