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grave homograph 2

verbverb

to dig · to delve, to dig around

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt grafa Old Norse grafa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lage fordypning i jorda;
    hakke, spa, bryte opp     to make a hollow in the ground;
    to hack, to spade, to break up
    • grave i jorda med spade to dig in the ground with a spade
    • hun graver i jorda med hendene she digs in the soil with her hands
    • de grov en grøft they dug a ditch
    • det ble gravd en brønn i hagen a well was dug in the garden
    • hunden begynte å snuse og grave under treet the dog started sniffing and digging under the tree
  2. få tak i ved å grave (II, 1)digging to get hold of by digginggrave (II, 1)
    • grave gull to dig for gold
  3. lete, undersøke, få fram to search, to investigate, to bring to light
    • grave i hukommelsen to dig into one's memory
    • rote og grave i andres saker to rummage and dig around in other people's affairs
    • grave seg i nesen to pick one's nose
    • grave i fortiden to dig into the past
    • hun ville ikke grave og spørre she did not want to dig and pry
  4. verke, gnage, nage (psykisk) to ache, to gnaw, to nag (mentally)
    • det er noe som graver i samvittigheten something is gnawing at my conscience

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

den som graver en grav for andre, faller selv i den den som planlegger å skade andre, risikerer selv å bli offer for disse planene someone who plans to harm others risks falling victim to those plans himself Eng. phrasehe who digs a pit for others falls into it himself
grave fram
  1. spa fram to dig out with a spade Eng. phraseto dig up
    • grave fram en skatt to dig up a treasure
  2. finne fram to bring out, to retrieve Eng. phraseto fish out
    • hun grov fram mobilen fra veska she fished her phone out of her bag
  3. finne ut noe ved å undersøke nøye to find something out by careful investigation Eng. phraseto dig up
    • grave fram nye opplysninger i en sak to dig up new information about a case
grave ned lage hull i jorda der noe blir lagt ned og dekket med jord to make a hole in the ground in which something is laid and covered over with soil Eng. phraseto bury
  • grave ned kabler to bury cables
grave opp
  1. fjerne jord og ta opp det en finner to remove soil and take up what one finds Eng. phraseto dig up
    • grave opp giftig avfall to dig up toxic waste
  2. trenge ned i og løfte opp jordlag eller lignende to cut down into and lift up layers of soil or the like
    • vannmassene grov opp gatene the flood waters tore up the streets
grave seg ned
  1. lage et hulrom som en kan søke ly i to make a hollow one can take shelter in Eng. phraseto dig in
    • grave seg ned i snøen to dig oneself into the snow
  2. i overført betydning: bli svært opptatt av noe figuratively: to become deeply absorbed in something Eng. phraseto bury oneself in
    • grave seg ned i detaljer to bury oneself in the details
grave sin egen grav selv være årsak til mislykkethet to be the cause of one's own failure Eng. phraseto dig one's own grave
grave til seg skaffe seg på en grådig måte to acquire greedily Eng. phraseto rake in
  • grave til seg penger to rake in money
grave ut
  1. hente fram fra jord eller annet som dekker to bring out from soil or whatever else is covering Eng. phraseto dig out
    • grave ut overlevende etter jordskjelvet to dig survivors out after the earthquake
  2. lage fordypning, grøft eller lignende ved å fjerne jord to make a hollow, a ditch or the like by removing soil
    • grave ut tomta to excavate the building site
    • flomstore elver graver ut terrenget rivers in flood carve out the terrain