grieve
to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
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
1synonym study For grieve
Other words for grieve
Other words from grieve
- griev·ed·ly [gree-vid-lee, greevd-], /ˈgri vɪd li, ˈgrivd-/, adverb
- griever, noun
- griev·ing·ly, adverb
- non·grieved, adjective
- non·griev·ing, adjective
- o·ver·grieve, verb, o·ver·grieved, o·ver·griev·ing.
- un·grieved, adjective
- un·griev·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with grieve
- greave, grieve
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How to use grieve in a sentence
In the aftermath of the fire — as so often with disasters — grieving, homeless survivors wanted someone to blame, and Nero seemed a credible villain.
That’s the key to responsible mourning — remember that everyone grieves.
Eighty years of memories that will stir readers’ own | Connie Schultz | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe grieving father played by Ian McShane, is a composite, as is the broken-hearted cheerleader played by Kate Mara.
Marshall football, 50 years after plane crash, carries on, and remembers | John Feinstein | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThis didn’t mean that I wasn’t upset when I found out her terminal diagnosis, or that I didn’t grieve for her afterward.
However, some have turned their backs on grieving families and separated children.
You know, when Lori died, I was interested in the five stages of grieving.
Andrew Lincoln Wants Rick to End With Johnny Cash and the Sunset | Melissa Leon | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was still grieving when he texted his wife on July 18, but he gave no indication that he was feeling ill.
‘He Could Have Brought Ebola Here’: Minnesota Widow on Her Husband | Michael Daly | July 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe see press conferences featuring grieving parents making impassioned pleas like, “Not one more.”
This weekend, thousands of people will stand in line to pay $13 for the privilege of grieving to the point of weeping.
The Science of Weepies: Why We Love Crying at the Movies | Elizabeth Picciuto | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt will take a lot of work, a lot of grieving, and a large measure of hope to see it through.
The old fire now came over him, and the elders looked round sadly one at another, grieving that they should lose such a brother.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandI had been grieving so much of late that this golden opportunity would pass by; but, thank God!
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretHer poorer neighbours understood far more than the others could understand, how sorely she was grieving about the child.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdIs it that we are neglecting the prayerful study of God's Word, and thus grieving the Spirit by whom it was inspired?
Separation and Service | James Hudson TaylorOn one such inauspicious day, the young poet Junius came into a square, thronged with the grieving populace.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
British Dictionary definitions for grieve (1 of 2)
/ (ɡriːv) /
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
Origin of grieve
1Derived forms of grieve
- griever, noun
- grieving, noun, adjective
- grievingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for grieve (2 of 2)
/ (ɡriːv) /
Scot a farm manager or overseer
Origin of grieve
2Collins 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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