English

Verb

graven

1. past participle of grave

   • 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:

     Deep lines were graven on her pale forehead, and on her wan, thin cheeks.

Adjective

graven ‎(not comparable)

1. carved, engraved
   • Old Testament (Exodus 20:4 KJV)

     Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.

2. Something fashioned by man, or something man-made. Anything made by man's hands.
3. Something that is not alive, but made dead, from the grave.

Translations

Catalan

Verb

graven

1. third-person plural present indicative form of gravar

Danish

Noun

graven c

1. singular definite of grav

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣraːvə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch graven, from Old Dutch gravan, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną.

Verb

graven

1. (transitive or intransitive) to dig

Inflection

Synonyms

• delven

Derived terms

• aangraven
• begraven
• uitgraven

Related terms

• graf

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

graven

1. Plural form of graf

Noun

graven

1. Plural form of graaf

Anagrams

• vragen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grava

Noun

graven m, f

1. definite masculine singular of grav

Spanish

Verb

graven

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of gravar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of gravar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of gravar.

Swedish

Noun

graven

1. definite singular of grav