grieve en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɡɹiːv/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
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Etymology
From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”). For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern.
1782, William Cowper, “On the Receipt of my Mother’s Picture”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
to grieve one's fate
- (intransitive) To experience grief.
- (archaic, transitive) To harm.
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(transitive) To submit or file a grievance (about).
Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the … Board of Trustees.
2009, D'Amico, Rob (editor), Texas Teacher, published by Texas AFT (affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO); "Austin classified employees gain due process rights", April 2009, p14
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grieving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| grieved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| grieved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| grieves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grieved · griever · begrieve · grievingly · engrieve · ungrieving · un-grieve · misgrieve · ungrieve · grievesome · grieven · grievable · grievor
Relateds
Synonyms
lament · scaith · deject · grieven · tristitiate · scathe · mourn · wail · annoy · mean · wayment · bemourn · sigh · ungladden · mourn · condole · come down on · bleed · aggrieve · erme · contristate · dispirit · bewail · do ill · dere · bewail · elegize · beweep · becry · attrist · begrieve · get down · injure · bring down · rue · besorrow · forset · do for · wet · injure · misdo · abuse · besorrow · yearn · harm · damnify · wayment · dash · depress · keen · grieve · sorrow · condole · pine · deplore · sadden · begrieve · lament · besorrow · damage · forwork · gloom · oppress · begloom · upset · repent · hurt · moan · moan · mayhem · bewound · vulnerate · repent · grieve · do violence to · lament · desolate · sadden up · unhappy · maul · afterthink · grieve · grieven · do damage to · engrieve · darken · pain · rue · aggrieve · repent · wound · regret · engrieve · wound · sorrow · grieve · grieven · regret · put someone in hospital · sadden · upset · sigh · harrow · remorse · darken · bemoan
Translations (94)
ru огорча́ть (to cause sorrow to) · sv sörja (to feel very sad about) · izh tusata (to experience grief) · uk засмути́ти (to cause sorrow to) · pt afligir (to cause sorrow to) · es estar en duelo (to experience grief) · ga buair (to cause sorrow to) · es sufrir la pérdida (to experience grief) · tr üzmek (to cause sorrow to) · pt sofrer por (to feel very sad about) · fr être affligé (to experience grief) · nl treuren (to experience grief) · sdn affliggj’ (to feel very sad about) · hu bánt (to cause sorrow to) · gd caoidh (to experience grief) · et leinama (to feel very sad about) · es contristar (to cause sorrow to) · es enlutarse (to experience grief) · ee fa konyi (to feel very sad about) · ru скорбе́ть (to feel very sad about) · ru скорбе́ть (to experience grief) · zza xod şıkiyen (to feel very sad about) · es contristarse (to feel very sad about) · io chagrenar (to feel very sad about) · bg огорчавам (to cause sorrow to) · es estar de luto (to experience grief) · uk засму́чувати (to cause sorrow to) · gl aflixir (to cause sorrow to) · hu bánkódik (to feel very sad about) · enm sorwen (to cause sorrow to) · izh tusata (to feel very sad about) · pl przeżywać żałobę (to experience grief) · tr üzülmek (to experience grief) · ru огорчи́ть (to cause sorrow to) · hy սգալ (to experience grief) · sa शोचति (to feel very sad about) · sdn afrigj’ (to feel very sad about) · sk žialiť (to experience grief) · ru опла́кивать (to feel very sad about) · chr ᎠᏍᎪᏂᎭ (to feel very sad about) · es desolarse (to experience grief) · grc λυπέω (to cause sorrow to) · sk smútiť (to experience grief) · gd caoidh (to feel very sad about) · es penar (to experience grief) · it affliggere (to cause sorrow to) · mi whakapō (to feel very sad about) · tr üzülmek (to feel very sad about) · gl pesar (to cause sorrow to) · fr attrister (to cause sorrow to) · fi surra (to feel very sad about) · fi murehtia (to feel very sad about) · es desolar (to cause sorrow to) · es penarse (to experience grief) · de trauern (to experience grief) · om gadduu (to feel very sad about) · nl bedroeven (to cause sorrow to) · fr chagriner (to cause sorrow to) · hy ողբալ (to experience grief) · sdc affriggì (to feel very sad about) · ru горева́ть (to experience grief) · io chagrenigar (to cause sorrow to) · eo malĝojigi (to cause sorrow to) · eo ĉagreni (to cause sorrow to) · mi huamo (to experience grief) · bg тъгувам (to experience grief) · arz قدر (to experience grief) · hu elszomorít (to cause sorrow to) · gd caoin (to experience grief) · zdj uhuzuniha (to experience grief) · sk trúchliť (to experience grief) · sw kuhuzunika (to experience grief) · bg скърбя (to feel very sad about) · fi tehdä murheelliseksi (to cause sorrow to) · enm sorwen (to experience grief) · es contristarse (to experience grief) · mi whakapō (to cause sorrow to) · gd caoin (to feel very sad about) · hu gyászol (to experience grief) · vi đau lòng (to experience grief) · it affliggersi (to feel very sad about) · zza muğul dayen (to cause sorrow to) · es lamentar (to experience grief) · bg наскърбявам (to cause sorrow to) · eo aflikti (to cause sorrow to) · sdc accurà (to feel very sad about) · izh surra (to feel very sad about) · nl betreuren (to feel very sad about) · ru горева́ть (to feel very sad about) · enm sorwen for (to feel very sad about) · izh surra (to experience grief) · pl rozpaczać (to feel very sad about) · te శోకించు (to experience grief) · fr avoir du chagrin (to feel very sad about)