grieve

[greev]

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verb (used without object), grieved, griev·ing.

to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.

verb (used with object), grieved, griev·ing.

to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
Archaic. to oppress or wrong.

Origin of grieve

1175–1225; Middle English greven, grieven < Old French grever < Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave²

Related formsgriev·ed·ly

[gree-vid-lee, greevd-] /ˈgri vɪd li, ˈgrivd-/, adverbgriev·er, noungriev·ing·ly, adverbnon·grieved, adjectivenon·griev·ing, adjectiveo·ver·grieve, verb, o·ver·grieved, o·ver·griev·ing.un·grieved, adjectiveun·griev·ing, adjective

Can be confusedgreave grieve

Synonyms

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1. lament, weep, bewail, bemoan; suffer. Grieve, mourn imply showing suffering caused by sorrow. Grieve is the stronger word, implying deep mental suffering often endured alone and in silence but revealed by one's aspect: to grieve over the loss (or death ) of a friend. Mourn usually refers to manifesting sorrow outwardly, either with or without sincerity: to mourn publicly and wear black. 2. sadden, pain.

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Examples from the Web for grieve

Contemporary Examples

But when we grieve their loss, sadly, we now understand: they died for nothing.
How WWI Produced the Holocaust
J.P. O’Malley
November 21, 2014
Yet those days, and March 14 especially, become less of a painful moment to grieve and more of a quiet reminder of what was lost.
Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed
Alex Horton
May 25, 2014
When life gets traumatic do you prefer to hunker down and grieve in private, or open up to others?
Psychologists View Both Divorce and Marriage as Major Life Stresses
Emma Woolf
May 12, 2014
Sometimes they wished they knew the loved one had died, at least they could mourn or grieve the loss.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus
Katie Baker
April 30, 2014
My healing began when I realized that Jennifer was my child, and I would have to grieve for her and heal on my own.
Daily Beast Readers React to YouTube Stillborn Baby Memorials
Brandy Zadrozny
November 12, 2013

Historical Examples

Many a rod, I grieve to say, was worn to the stump on that unlucky night.
Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Every method which I tried to console her seemed to grieve her more.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
He saw the change, but it did not grieve him; he hailed the omens which he drew from it.
Night and Morning, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She did not pine or grieve; she only began slowly to wonder what she could do for Eben now.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
I grieve to say that you were right in your estimate of his character.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for grieve

grieve¹

verb

to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
(tr) obsolete to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on

Derived Formsgriever, noungrieving, noun, adjectivegrievingly, adverb

Word Origin

C13: from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy

grieve²

noun

Scot a farm manager or overseer

Word Origin

C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for grieve

v.

early 13c., "cause pain," from tonic stem of Old French grever "to burden, oppress, aggravate" (see grief). Meaning "be very sad, lament" is from c.1300. Related: Grieved; grieving.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for grieve

Contemporary Examples

But when we grieve their loss, sadly, we now understand: they died for nothing.

Yet those days, and March 14 especially, become less of a painful moment to grieve and more of a quiet reminder of what was lost.

When life gets traumatic do you prefer to hunker down and grieve in private, or open up to others?

Sometimes they wished they knew the loved one had died, at least they could mourn or grieve the loss.

My healing began when I realized that Jennifer was my child, and I would have to grieve for her and heal on my own.

Historical Examples

Many a rod, I grieve to say, was worn to the stump on that unlucky night.

Every method which I tried to console her seemed to grieve her more.

He saw the change, but it did not grieve him; he hailed the omens which he drew from it.

She did not pine or grieve; she only began slowly to wonder what she could do for Eben now.

I grieve to say that you were right in your estimate of his character.

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Word Origin

grieve2

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for grieve

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Origin of grieve

grieve¹

grieve²