Dream Dictionary

Grave

To dream that you are visiting a grave, forewarns of a serious danger hovering over you. Also it may mean that you need to dive into your own unconscious in search of an issue in which you thought had been put to rest.

Alternatively, it represents something is about to be completed in your life.

To see an empty grave in your dream, symbolizes disappointments and loss of friends.

To dream that you are digging a grave, denotes some nervousness and uneasiness over some undertaking.

To see a grave decorated with white flowers in your dream, signifies a black cloud looming over any pleasure you may enjoy.

Dictionary definition

  • adj. 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave, sedate, sober, solemn]
  • 2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening]
  • 3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: grave, grievous, heavy, weighty]
  • n. 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
  • 2: 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" [syn: grave, tomb]
  • 3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: grave accent, grave]
  • v. 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" [syn: sculpt, sculpture, grave]
  • 2: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" [syn: scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe]