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grieve

  [greev] verb, grieved, griev⋅ing.
Use grieves in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
–verb (used with object)
2. to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
3. Archaic. to oppress or wrong.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME greven, grieven < OF grever < L gravāre to burden, deriv. of gravis heavy, grave 2

Related forms:
griev⋅ed⋅ly  [gree-vid-lee, greevd-] , adverb
griever, noun
griev⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
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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grieve   (grēv)   
v.   grieved, griev·ing, grieves

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress: It grieves me to see you in such pain.
  2. To mourn or sorrow for: We grieved the death of our pastor.
  3. Usage Problem To file an official or formal grievance on account of (an actual or perceived injustice).
  4. Archaic To hurt or harm.
v.   intr.
To experience or express grief.

[Middle English greven, from Old French grever, to harm, from Latin gravāre, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
griev'er n., griev'ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to feel, show, or express grief, sadness, or regret: grieved over her father's death; lamenting about the decline in academic standards; mourns for lost hopes; sorrowed by the level of poverty.
Antonym: rejoice

Usage Note: Traditionally, the transitive verb grieve, meaning "to cause to be sorrowful; distress," has taken as its direct object the person who is sorrowful or distressed, as in It grieves me to see so many homeless in the city. In addition to this use of the word, a newer syntactic pattern has developed, in which the direct object refers to that which causes one sorrow or distress. Sixty-two percent of the Usage Panel approves of this use, as in She took a week off to attend her father's funeral and grieve his loss. The Panel, however, largely frowns upon extending the semantic domain of the transitive verb grieve to mean "to file a formal or an official grievance." Only 14 percent approves of its use in a context in which a coach who was asked to resign had grieved his dismissal. This strong reaction may be due to the discomfort of extending a solemn, mournful term into less somber situations; however, this sense is useful in the context of union-management labor relations.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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