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grieve

[ greev ]

verb (used without object)

, grieved, griev·ing.
  1. to feel grief or great sorrow:

    She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.

    Synonyms: suffer, bemoan, bewail, weep, lament



verb (used with object)

, grieved, griev·ing.
  1. to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:

    It grieves me to see you so unhappy.

    Synonyms: pain, sadden

  2. Archaic. to oppress or wrong.

grieve

1

/ ɡriːv /

verb

  1. to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
  2. obsolete.
    tr to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on
“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


grieve

2

/ ɡriːv /

noun

  1. a farm manager or overseer
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgriever, noun
  • ˈgrieving, nounadjective
  • ˈgrievingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • griev·ed·ly [gree, -vid-lee, greevd, -], adverb
  • griever noun
  • grieving·ly adverb
  • non·grieved adjective
  • non·grieving adjective
  • over·grieve verb overgrieved overgrieving
  • un·grieved adjective
  • un·grieving adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grieve1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English greven, grieven, from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre “to burden,” verb derivative of gravis “heavy”; grave 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grieve1

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

Origin of grieve2

C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve
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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

We can’t ignore this holiday season how many families are grieving, how many families are without jobs and don’t have the same discretionary spending for gifting…and I think it would be remiss for any marketer or business leader to forget about that.

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The photographs are one more thing to help them bond and grieve more completely.

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Still, she and the rest of Electric’s executives realize that this year has fundamentally hurt its workers—and that they will need support to continue grieving for years to come.

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Millions of women across America and the world are grieving Ginsburg’s passing like their own bubbie had died.

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Most protests are largely peaceful, but “Citizens gather, grieve, and leave” is no story at all.

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

In opposition, Dominic Grieve, a Conservative member of Parliament, condemned this.

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.

I do not intend to vex or grieve you by any conduct of mine; nor do I mean to leave you, now you are both infirm and old.

I grieve that one of the most promising of them is now an inmate in my cabin, in a very delicate state of health.

"Don't grieve as those without hope," she continued, her eyes filling with tears.

Arpad, however, could not imagine what he had said to grieve her; he tried to console her, and asked how he had offended her.

And he has never grown weary of the work, though sometimes he has had to grieve over ill-success.

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More About Grieve

What does grieve mean?

To grieve is to feel or express intense grief—mental or emotional suffering or distress caused by loss or regret.

Grieve often means the same thing as mourn. It’s especially used in the context of someone who is mourning the death of a loved one.

However, the word can also be used in the context of other situations involving loss or regret, such as the end of a relationship or the loss of a job.

Less commonly, grieve can mean to cause someone to feel grief, as in It grieves me to see you so sad.

Grieve should not be confused with bereave, which means to take away and leave devastated. Those who are grieving are those who have been bereaved.

Example: After losing someone close, it’s important to take the time to grieve.

Where does grieve come from?

The first records of the word grieve come from around 1200. It comes from the Latin verb gravāre, meaning “to burden,” from gravis, “heavy.” The same root forms the basis of the words gravity and the adjective grave meaning “serious.”

People who are grieving—and those who try to help them deal with their grief—often become familiar with the popular theory that there are five stages of grief, which was developed by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. According to Kübler-Ross, the five stages of grief are:

  1. Denial (This stage involves difficulty believing that what has happened is real.)
  2. Anger (This involves frustration that it has happened to you.)
  3. Bargaining (This can involve thinking about “what if” and trying to find some way out of what has happened.)
  4. Depression. (This involves the sorrow that comes with the realization that what has happened is real and nothing can be done to change it.)
  5. Acceptance. (This stage involves accepting what has happened and attempting to move on.)

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What are some other forms related to grieve?

  • grieving (continuous tense verb, noun)
  • grievingly (adverb)
  • griever (noun)

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How is grieve used in real life?

Grieve is most commonly used in the context of someone who is mourning the death of a loved one. But it can also be used in other situations involving loss.

 

 

Try using grieve!

Is grieve used correctly in the following sentence?

To all the families who are grieving the loss of a loved one, I offer you my sincere condolences.

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