grieve
[greev]
- to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
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- to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
- Archaic. to oppress or wrong.
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Origin of grieve
1175–1225; Middle English greven, grieven < Old French grever < Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave2
Synonyms
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com1. 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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Related Words
regret, lament, cry, ache, weep, wail, agonize, sadden, bewail, sorrow, bear, rue, bemoan, keen, endure, suffer, deplore, complain, pain, afflictExamples 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.
Biographical StoriesNathaniel 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, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
She did not pine or grieve; she only began slowly to wonder what she could do for Eben now.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous
I grieve to say that you were right in your estimate of his character.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
grieve1
- 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
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy
grieve2
- Scot a farm manager or overseer
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Word Origin
C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve
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Word Origin and History for grieve
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