The doctor looked gravely at the patient.
Source: tatoeba (28004)
Gravely
//ˈɡɹeɪvli//
Synonyms for "gravely" (44 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- greument adv (grave or serious manner)
Esperanto
2 entries- grave adv (grave or serious manner)
- serioze adv (grave or serious manner)
Finnish
1 entries- vakavasti adv (grave or serious manner)
French
1 entries- gravement adv (grave or serious manner)
Italian
1 entries- gravemente adv (grave or serious manner)
Middle English
1 entries- sadly adv (grave or serious manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- gravemente adv (grave or serious manner)
Spanish
1 entries- gravemente adv (grave or serious manner)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
It is said that his mother is gravely ill.
Source: tatoeba (287515)
He addressed the crowd gravely.
Source: tatoeba (295655)
The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during the election of the members of Parliament; as soon as they are elected, the people become slaves; they are nothing.
Source: tatoeba (1640690)
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