graver

English

Noun

graver (plural gravers)

1. a burin
2. a carver or engraver

Translations

burin

• Irish: bior greanta (ga) m

• Italian: bulino (it) m

Adjective

graver

1. comparative form of grave: more grave

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French

Etymology

From Frankish *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. Akin to English grave (“pit for burial”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

graver

1. To engrave
2. To carve (wood)
3. To burn (data, onto a CD)

   Conjugation of graver (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		graver			avoir gravé
gerund		en gravant			en ayant gravé
present participle		gravant
past participle		gravé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	grave	graves	grave	gravons	gravez	gravent
	imperfect	gravais	gravais	gravait	gravions	graviez	gravaient
	past historic1	gravai	gravas	grava	gravâmes	gravâtes	gravèrent
	future	graverai	graveras	gravera	graverons	graverez	graveront
	conditional	graverais	graverais	graverait	graverions	graveriez	graveraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	grave	graves	grave	gravions	graviez	gravent
	imperfect1	gravasse	gravasses	gravât	gravassions	gravassiez	gravassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	grave	—	gravons	gravez	—
1literary tenses

Derived terms

• graveur

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Latin

Verb

graver

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of gravō