how to pronounce graves

/ˈɡɹɛɪvz/

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graves is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of graves in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at one of those graves were some rings …”

meanings of graves

name:

A region close to Bordeaux in south-western France.
The dry white wine produced in this region.
An English surname derived from Grave.

noun:

Plural of grave.
The sediment of melted tallow; greaves.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grave.

graves frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word graves occurs in english on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.