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ag·grieve
(ə-grēv′)tr.v. ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing, ag·grieves
1. To distress; afflict.
2. To inflict an injury or injuries on.
[Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin aggravāre, to make worse; see aggravate.]
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aggrieve
(əˈɡriːv)vb (tr)
1. (often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflict: it aggrieved her much that she could not go.
2. (Law) to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights
[C14: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to aggravate]
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ag•grieve
(əˈgriv)v.t. -grieved, -griev•ing.
1. to oppress or wrong grievously.
2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.
[1250–1300; Middle English agreven < Middle French agrever < Latin aggravāre]
ag•grieve′ment, n.
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aggrieve
Past participle: aggrieved
Gerund: aggrieving
| Imperative |
|---|
| aggrieve |
| aggrieve |
| Present |
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| I aggrieve |
| you aggrieve |
| he/she/it aggrieves |
| we aggrieve |
| you aggrieve |
| they aggrieve |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I aggrieved |
| you aggrieved |
| he/she/it aggrieved |
| we aggrieved |
| you aggrieved |
| they aggrieved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am aggrieving |
| you are aggrieving |
| he/she/it is aggrieving |
| we are aggrieving |
| you are aggrieving |
| they are aggrieving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have aggrieved |
| you have aggrieved |
| he/she/it has aggrieved |
| we have aggrieved |
| you have aggrieved |
| they have aggrieved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was aggrieving |
| you were aggrieving |
| he/she/it was aggrieving |
| we were aggrieving |
| you were aggrieving |
| they were aggrieving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had aggrieved |
| you had aggrieved |
| he/she/it had aggrieved |
| we had aggrieved |
| you had aggrieved |
| they had aggrieved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will aggrieve |
| you will aggrieve |
| he/she/it will aggrieve |
| we will aggrieve |
| you will aggrieve |
| they will aggrieve |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have aggrieved |
| you will have aggrieved |
| he/she/it will have aggrieved |
| we will have aggrieved |
| you will have aggrieved |
| they will have aggrieved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be aggrieving |
| you will be aggrieving |
| he/she/it will be aggrieving |
| we will be aggrieving |
| you will be aggrieving |
| they will be aggrieving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been aggrieving |
| you have been aggrieving |
| he/she/it has been aggrieving |
| we have been aggrieving |
| you have been aggrieving |
| they have been aggrieving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been aggrieving |
| you will have been aggrieving |
| he/she/it will have been aggrieving |
| we will have been aggrieving |
| you will have been aggrieving |
| they will have been aggrieving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been aggrieving |
| you had been aggrieving |
| he/she/it had been aggrieving |
| we had been aggrieving |
| you had been aggrieving |
| they had been aggrieving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would aggrieve |
| you would aggrieve |
| he/she/it would aggrieve |
| we would aggrieve |
| you would aggrieve |
| they would aggrieve |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have aggrieved |
| you would have aggrieved |
| he/she/it would have aggrieved |
| we would have aggrieved |
| you would have aggrieved |
| they would have aggrieved |
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Verb 1. [画像:aggrieve - infringe on the rights of]aggrieve - infringe on the rights of
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to
2. aggrieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"
afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
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