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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Participle of Middle High German gravieren (“to burden”), from Latin gravāre, gravō (“I burden”), from gravis (“heavy”).[1]
Adjective
gravierend (strong nominative masculine singular gravierender, comparative gravierender, superlative am gravierendsten)
- (higher register) grave, serious
- Synonym: schwerwiegend
- ein gravierendes Problem ― a serious problem
2023 February 15, “Konzernweiter IT-Ausfall bei der Lufthansa führt zu Flugausfällen”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:Deutschlands größte Airline muss zahlreiche Flüge streichen. Grund sind offenbar gravierende Probleme mit den IT-Systemen des Konzerns, teilte das Unternehmen mit. Tausende Passagiere sind betroffen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
gravierend
- present participle of gravieren (“to engrave”)
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