grieve
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grieve
to feel great sorrow: They grieve for the loss of their leader; lament, weep, bewail, bemoan
Not to be confused with:
greave – a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle
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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- in Indo-European roots.]
griev′er n.
Synonyms: grieve, lament, mourn, sorrow
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 for a lost friend.
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 for a lost friend.
Antonym: rejoice
Usage Note: Traditionally, grieve as a transitive verb has meant "to cause to be sorrowful; distress," with its direct object being the person who is sorrowful or distressed, as in It grieves me to see so many homeless in the city. Later, there developed a sense of grieve in which the direct object is that which causes sorrow or distress, as in She took a week off to attend her father's funeral and grieve his loss. In our 2013 survey, 79 percent of the Usage Panel approved of this usage in this sentence, up from 62 percent in our 1996 survey. More recently, grieve has also come to be used to mean "to file an official or formal grievance." This extended sense does not find favor with the Usage Panel. In 2013, only 21 percent found its use in this passage acceptable: Saradnik was asked to resign as coach following complaints by several parents. Because Saradnik has grieved his dismissal, school officials aren't commenting. This usage is relatively uncommon outside of the sphere of labor and management disputes.
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grieve
(ɡriːv)vb
1. to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
2. (tr) obsolete to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on
[C13: from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy]
ˈgriever n
ˈgrieving n, adj
ˈgrievingly adv
grieve
(ɡriːv)n
(Agriculture) Scot a farm manager or overseer
[C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
grieve
(griv)v. grieved, griev•ing. v.i.
1. to feel grief or great sorrow.
v.t. 2. to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow.
3. Archaic. to oppress or wrong.
[1175–1225; < Old French grever < Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave 2]
griev′er, n.
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grieve
Past participle: grieved
Gerund: grieving
| Imperative |
|---|
| grieve |
| grieve |
| Present |
|---|
| I grieve |
| you grieve |
| he/she/it grieves |
| we grieve |
| you grieve |
| they grieve |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I grieved |
| you grieved |
| he/she/it grieved |
| we grieved |
| you grieved |
| they grieved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am grieving |
| you are grieving |
| he/she/it is grieving |
| we are grieving |
| you are grieving |
| they are grieving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have grieved |
| you have grieved |
| he/she/it has grieved |
| we have grieved |
| you have grieved |
| they have grieved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was grieving |
| you were grieving |
| he/she/it was grieving |
| we were grieving |
| you were grieving |
| they were grieving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had grieved |
| you had grieved |
| he/she/it had grieved |
| we had grieved |
| you had grieved |
| they had grieved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will grieve |
| you will grieve |
| he/she/it will grieve |
| we will grieve |
| you will grieve |
| they will grieve |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have grieved |
| you will have grieved |
| he/she/it will have grieved |
| we will have grieved |
| you will have grieved |
| they will have grieved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be grieving |
| you will be grieving |
| he/she/it will be grieving |
| we will be grieving |
| you will be grieving |
| they will be grieving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been grieving |
| you have been grieving |
| he/she/it has been grieving |
| we have been grieving |
| you have been grieving |
| they have been grieving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been grieving |
| you will have been grieving |
| he/she/it will have been grieving |
| we will have been grieving |
| you will have been grieving |
| they will have been grieving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been grieving |
| you had been grieving |
| he/she/it had been grieving |
| we had been grieving |
| you had been grieving |
| they had been grieving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would grieve |
| you would grieve |
| he/she/it would grieve |
| we would grieve |
| you would grieve |
| they would grieve |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have grieved |
| you would have grieved |
| he/she/it would have grieved |
| we would have grieved |
| you would have grieved |
| they would have grieved |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. grieve - feel grief
suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
mourn - feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
2. grieve - 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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grieve
verb
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grieve
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Translations
يَحْزَن، يأسَفيُحْزِن، يُؤْلِم
rmoutittrápit se
såresørge
búsul
syrgjavalda sorg
liūdėtinuliūdinti
bēdātiessāpinātskumdinātskumt
žalovati
kederlendirmeküzülmek üzüntüye boğmak
grieve
[griːv]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grieve
[ˈgriːv] vi
[bereaved person] (= feel grief) → avoir du chagrin (= go through grieving process) → faire son travail de deuil
to grieve for sb → pleurer qn
to grieve over sth [+ bereavement] → avoir du chagrin à cause de qch
to grieve for sb → pleurer qn
to grieve over sth [+ bereavement] → avoir du chagrin à cause de qch
vt
[+ death] → pleurer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grieve
vt → Kummer bereiten (+dat), → betrüben ; it grieves me to see that ... → ich sehe mit Schmerz or Kummer, dass ...; I was deeply grieved to hear of his death → die Nachricht von seinem Tod hat mich tief betrübt
vi → sich grämen (geh), → trauern (→ at, about über +acc); to grieve for somebody/something → um jdn/etw trauern ; to grieve for somebody (= sympathize with) → zutiefst mit jdm mitfühlen, jds Schmerz teilen ; my heart grieves for you → mir blutet das Herz; to grieve over somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw grämen (geh), → über jdn/etw zutiefst bekümmert sein; I didn’t have any time to grieve → ich hatte keine Zeit zum Trauern ; the grieving process → das Trauern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
grieve
[griːv]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grieve
(griːv) verb1. to cause to feel great sorrow. Your wickedness grieves me deeply. grief يُحْزِن، يُؤْلِم огорчавам desgostar rmoutit betrüben såre θλίβω afligir, acongojar kurvaks tegema غمگین کردن surettaa affliger לְצָעֵר रंज करना žalostiti elszomorít menyedihkan valda sorg addolorare 深く悲しませる 비탄에 잠기다 (nu)liūdinti skumdināt; sāpināt mendukacitakan bedroeven volde sorg, bedrøve zasmucać خواشینی کول، غمجنول desgostar a supăra огорчать zarmútiť, smútiť, spôsobiť žiaľ užalostiti rastužiti bedröva, vålla sorg (smärta) ทําให้โศกเศร้าเสียใจ üzüntüye boğmak, kederlendirmek 使悲痛 засмучувати بہت افسردہ کرنا làm đau lòng 使悲痛
2. to feel sorrow. treur يَحْزَن، يأسَف скърбя sofrer trápit se sich grämen sørge θλίβομαι afligirse, acongojarse kurvastama غصه خوردن surra avoir du chagrin לְהִתאַבֵּל शोक पहुंचना žalovati búsul sedih syrgja affliggersi, rattristarsi 深く悲しむ 슬퍼하다 liūdėti skumt; bēdāties berdukacita verdriet hebben; rouwen sørge smucić się خواشینی کول sofrer a întrista печалиться smútiť, žialiť žalostiti se patiti sörja เศร้าโศก üzülmek 感到悲痛 сумувати, побиватися غمگین ہونا đau lòng 感到悲痛
ˈgrievous adjective severe or very bad. He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man. ernstige مُؤْلِم، موجِع، خَطير печален severo vážný, těžký schwer alvorlig; frygtelig σοβαρός severo, grave, de extrema gravedad raske فاحش؛ شدید vakava grave חמור दु:खदायक snažan, težak súlyos parah alvarlegur terribile, atroce ひどい 마음 아픈 sunkus, didžiulis mokošs; smags parah erg, zwaar alvorlig, voldsom ciężki ویرناک، غمجن severo cumplit тяжкий ťažký resen ozbiljan allvarlig, svår รุนแรง; ร้ายกาจ üzücü, hazin 嚴重的 болісний, тяжкий شدید یا بہت سنجیدہ đau buồn; đau khổ 严重的
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grieve
vr. afligirse, apenarse, lamentarse.
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