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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

grave.

serious

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡʁav/

  1. serious

  2. solemn

  3. low-pitched

  4. back

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Medieval Latin gravō Medieval Latin gravader. Old French grave Middle French grave French grave Inherited from Middle French grave, borrowed from Latin gravis. Doublet of grief.

adv/ɡʁav/

  1. much; a lot

    informal · slang
    Je te kiffe grave !
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Medieval Latin gravō Medieval Latin gravader. Old French grave Middle French grave French grave Inherited from Middle French grave, borrowed from Latin gravis. Doublet of grief.

verb/ɡʁav/

  1. inflection of graver: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of graver: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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