Meaning of "graven" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVEN

graven  [ˈɡreɪvən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVEN

Graven is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb graven in English.

WHAT DOES GRAVEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Engraving

Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper as prints or illustrations; these images are also called engravings. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper in artistic printmaking, in mapmaking, and also for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines. It has long been replaced by various photographic processes in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning the technique, is much less common in printmaking, where it has been largely replaced by etching and other techniques. Traditional engraving, by burin or with the use of machines, continues to be practised by goldsmiths, glass engravers, gunsmiths and others, while modern industrial techniques such as photoengraving and laser engraving have many important applications.

Definition of graven in the English dictionary

The definition of graven in the dictionary is strongly fixed.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRAVEN

PRESENT

Present

I graven

you graven

he/she/it gravens

we graven

you graven

they graven

Present continuous

I am gravening

you are gravening

he/she/it is gravening

we are gravening

you are gravening

they are gravening

Present perfect

I have gravened

you have gravened

he/she/it has gravened

we have gravened

you have gravened

they have gravened

Present perfect continuous

I have been gravening

you have been gravening

he/she/it has been gravening

we have been gravening

you have been gravening

they have been gravening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gravened

you gravened

he/she/it gravened

we gravened

you gravened

they gravened

Past continuous

I was gravening

you were gravening

he/she/it was gravening

we were gravening

you were gravening

they were gravening

Past perfect

I had gravened

you had gravened

he/she/it had gravened

we had gravened

you had gravened

they had gravened

Past perfect continuous

I had been gravening

you had been gravening

he/she/it had been gravening

we had been gravening

you had been gravening

they had been gravening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will graven

you will graven

he/she/it will graven

we will graven

you will graven

they will graven

Future continuous

I will be gravening

you will be gravening

he/she/it will be gravening

we will be gravening

you will be gravening

they will be gravening

Future perfect

I will have gravened

you will have gravened

he/she/it will have gravened

we will have gravened

you will have gravened

they will have gravened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gravening

you will have been gravening

he/she/it will have been gravening

we will have been gravening

you will have been gravening

they will have been gravening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would graven

you would graven

he/she/it would graven

we would graven

you would graven

they would graven

Conditional continuous

I would be gravening

you would be gravening

he/she/it would be gravening

we would be gravening

you would be gravening

they would be gravening

Conditional perfect

I would have graven

you would have graven

he/she/it would have graven

we would have graven

you would have graven

they would have graven

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gravening

you would have been gravening

he/she/it would have been gravening

we would have been gravening

you would have been gravening

they would have been gravening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you graven
we let´s graven
you graven

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to graven

Past participle

gravened

Present Participle

gravening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF GRAVEN

Find out the translation of graven to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of graven from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graven» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 雕刻
• Translator English - Spanish: escultura
• English: graven
• Translator English - Hindi: उत्कीर्ण
• Translator English - Arabic: المحفورة
• Translator English - Russian: начертанные
• Translator English - Portuguese: escultura
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্ষোদিত
• Translator English - French: sculpté
• Translator English - Malay: Ukiran
• Translator English - German: Götzen
• Translator English - Japanese: 刻まれた
• Translator English - Korean: 우상
• Translator English - Javanese: Graven
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chạm
• Translator English - Tamil: பொறித்து
• Translator English - Marathi: कोरीव
• Translator English - Turkish: oyma
• Translator English - Italian: scolpito
• Translator English - Polish: graven
• Translator English - Ukrainian: накреслені
• Translator English - Romanian: cioplit
• Translator English - Greek: γλυπτές
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gesnede
• Translator English - Swedish: inristad
• Translator English - Norwegian: utskåret

QUOTES WITH «GRAVEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word graven.

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Eldridge Cleaver

History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVEN»

Discover the use of graven in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graven and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Addressing the increasing fervor with which the public has come to view comics as an art form and Americans' fraught but passionate relationship with religion, Graven Images explores with real insight the roles of religion in comic books ...

A. David Lewis, Christine Hoff Kraemer, 2010

The Graven Image: Representation in Babylonia and Assyria

The Graven Image is the first book to explore this tradition, which developed prior to, and apart from, the Greek understanding of representation.

Zainab Bahrani, 2011

Graven Ideologies: Nietzsche, Derrida & Marion on Modern ...

Examining the thought of key postmodern thinkers like Nietzsche, Derrida and Marion, Bruce Ellis Benson offers profound insight into the nature of conceptual idolatry and our need for the biblical revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

Bruce Ellis Benson, 2002

Graven Images : Three Stories

Three tales of mystery, comic misadventures, and dark deeds focus on what happens to people who put their trust and faith in graven images. A Newbery Honor Book. Simultaneous.

Paul Fleischman, 2006

Graven With Diamonds: The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt: Poet, ...

In this thrillingly entertaining book, Nicola Shulman interweaves the bloody events of Henry VIII's reign with the story of English love poetry and the life of its first master, Henry VIII's most glamorous and enigmatic subject: Sir Thomas ...

Nicola Shulman, 2013

No Graven Image?: Israelite Aniconism in Its Ancient Near ...

An important book about a remarkable phenomenon. This is the first in-depth study of Israelite aniconism in the light of comparative material from the ancient Near East.

Tryggve N. D. Mettinger, 1995

Graven Images: Graphic Motifs of the Jewish Grave Stone

Focusing on the treasures he has discovered in thirty-eight European cemeteries, this book reproduces more than two hundred graven images from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and ...

Arnold Schwartzman, 1993

Graven Images: Poems

These introspective poems do not always honor mankind (God-Men) or womankind (Goddess-Women), but recognize men and women as only being human with a propensity to commit a varied assortment of human and inhuman acts.

Mike Sutin, Shandi Love Thompson, 2008

Graven Images: design in a cold climate

Graven Images boasts skills in both graphic design and interior architecture. The team's exhibition designs, as well as their interiors for restaurants and clubs, are characterized by a bold use of colour and starkly graphic elements.

Neil Cameron, 2002

The Graven Palm - A Manual of the Science of Palmistry

Originally published in 1914.

Mrs Robinson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graven is used in the context of the following news items.

Graven images galore

Meanwhile, plans for a memorial to the Ten Commandments (including the one against graven images) proceed apace, thanks to the tireless ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»

On tap today

North Butler counters with an ace of its own in sophomore Taylor Graven. She is 17-3, has 232 strikeouts in 129 innings and has a 0.87 ERA. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»

When the saints keep marching in

There are now more saints, more band clubs, more graven images, more fireworks, generally more bunting than there were 40 or so years ago. «Times of Malta, Jul 15»

Setting hypocrisy in stone

At the heart of these commandments is the concern that a graven image will lure someone's fawning attention, which should be reserved for the ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»

Wide receivers are catch of the day in Modesto JC Passing …

Downey receiver Calvin Graven makes a touchdown catch in a game between Downey and Gregori during the MJC Passing Tournament at ... «Modesto Bee, Jul 15»

Letter: Bible offers guidance on flag issue

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in ... «The State Journal-Register, Jul 15»

Council plans to allow 1900 self-built homes without planning …

He said the council wanted to retain some control over building at Graven Hill, but that considering individual applications for the huge site ... «PlanningResource, Jul 15»

Top Expressionist, the rebel son of a rabbi, dies at 91

Growing up, Aronson's artistic passion clashed with his father's firm adherence to the biblical prohibition against creating graven images. «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»

2015 Fenland Enterprise Business Awards will recognise the …

... Chatteris-based independent retailer James Graven & Sons (2010), Delamore Young Plants of Wisbech St Mary (2011 and 2013) and Foster ... «Wisbech Standard, Jul 15»

Grand Designs at Graven Hill

A SECOND self-build seminar on homes for the Graven Hill site in Bicester is a sell-out. Crowds are set to flock again to tomorrow's seminars ... «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»