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graveside

/ˈɡreɪvsaɪd/

Meanings
noun
The area immediately around a grave.

Examples :

"We stood at the graveside, saying our final goodbyes. "
area religion place ritual

Related Words

Illustration saying

saying verb

/ˈseɪɪŋ/

To pronounce.

"Please say your name slowly and clearly."

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

"I hope we can begin immediately."

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goodbyes noun

/ɡʊdˈbaɪz/

An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

"They made their good-byes."

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area noun

/ˈɛə̯ɹɪə̯/ /ˈæɹ.i.ə/

A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

"The classroom has a large area for the students to spread out and work. "

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we pronoun

/wiː/ /wi/

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

"We are going to the park after school today. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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grave noun

/ɡɹeɪv/

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

"The family visited the grave of their grandfather. "

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around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.

"Is Clare around today?"

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final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

"The final for history was on Friday. "

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stood verb

/stʊd/

(heading) To position or be positioned physically.

"The teacher stood at the front of the classroom. "