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grave.

serious; grave (having possible severe negative consequences)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɾa.vi/Brazil/ˈɡɾa.vɨ/Portugal/ˈɡɾa.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈɡɾa.βɨ]Northern, Portugal
  1. serious; grave (having possible severe negative consequences)

    comparable · feminine · masculine
    Sofria de uma doença grave.
  2. low-pitched; grave (low in pitch or tone)

    comparable · feminine · masculine
    O som da tuba é mais grave do que o do trombone.
  3. grave; serious; sombre; austere; solemn (characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness)

    comparable · feminine · masculine
    O programa tinha um tom grave.
  4. that falls down; that doesn’t float

    comparable · feminine · masculine
    O balão não é um corpo grave.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy; grave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

noun/ˈɡɾa.vi/Brazil/ˈɡɾa.vɨ/Portugal/ˈɡɾa.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈɡɾa.βɨ]Northern, Portugal
  1. a low-pitched note

    masculine
  2. a body that falls down

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy; grave”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

verb/ˈɡɾa.vi/Brazil/ˈɡɾa.vɨ/Portugal/ˈɡɾa.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈɡɾa.βɨ]Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of gravar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of gravar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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