grieve

grieve

verb \ˈgrēv\

grievedgriev·ing

Definition of GRIEVE

transitive verb

1

: to cause to suffer : distress <it grieves me to see him this way>

2

: to feel or show grief over <grieving the death of her son>

3

: to submit a formal grievance concerning <grieve a dismissal>

intransitive verb

: to feel grief : sorrow

— griev·er noun

Examples of GRIEVE

1. It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this.
2. Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother.
3. People need time to grieve after the death of a family member.
4. The children are still grieving the death of their mother.

Origin of GRIEVE

Middle English greven, from Anglo-French grever, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave; akin to Greek barys heavy, Sanskrit guru

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to GRIEVE

Synonyms: agonize, anguish, bleed, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer, eat one's heart out, tear one's hair

Related Words: ache, long (for), pine (away), sigh, smart; rack, torment, torture; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, rue; bawl, blubber, cry, groan, howl, keen, moan, sob, take on, wail, weep, yammer, yowl; languish; regret

Near Antonyms: beam, cheer, crow, delight, exult, glory, joy, laugh, ravish, rejoice, triumph; assure, cheer, comfort, commiserate, console, reassure, solace, soothe, sympathize

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Rhymes with GRIEVE

breve, cleave, eave, eve, Eve, greave, heave, leave, lief, peeve, reave, reeve, reive, scrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, thieve, weave