Graver Meaning
/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nouna burin
nouna carver, sculptor, or engraver
Sentence Examples
There is no graver loss than the loss of time.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The situation grew ____ as the storm approached and supplies ran low.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The threat posed by the new virus is even ____ than we initially thought, according to the health experts.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]"
— a. 1798, James Barry, Observations on different works of art in France and Ital:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The situation grew ____ as the storm approached and supplies ran low.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The threat posed by the new virus is even ____ than we initially thought, according to the health experts.