grave

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

“grave responsibilities”

a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

“a grave God-fearing man”

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

“engrave a pen”

shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

“he put flowers on his mother's grave”

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

“a grave situation”

death of a person

“he went to his grave without forgiving me”