Kilo Lingo

/ɡʁav/

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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

Examples

' , .

It is not serious, it happens to everyone.

.

His condition is serious but the doctors keep hope.

.

It would be a serious mistake not to act now.

' .

The doctor said it was not serious.

commis .

He made a serious mistake at work.

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