1 : of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
2 : having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
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"
4 : 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"
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1 : German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
