grieve

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\ ˈgrēv

grieved; grieving

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 still grieving over their mother's death

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Examples of grieve in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web With this in mind, modern rituals have been developed to allow parents to mourn and grieve a stillborn or miscarriage. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, "Tazria-Metzorah: The pain of early termination of pregnancy," 13 Apr. 2021 Most had to grieve privately because of lockdown measures. — Katie Honan, WSJ, "New York City’s Deadliest Day From Covid-19 Hit One Year Ago," 7 Apr. 2021 But if the resurrection message of Easter is true, why do people grieve for the dying? — San Diego Union-Tribune, "For one San Diego chaplain, it’s Holy Week every day," 28 Mar. 2021 For each of the country’s more than 526,000 dead, nine people grieve. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, "There Is No One Pandemic Anniversary," 11 Mar. 2021 His body was recovered from the river Wednesday, and his family continues to grieve his death. — oregonlive, "Family remembers work ethic, passion of man killed in Glenn Jackson Bridge crash: ‘So many people loved him’," 20 Feb. 2021 Several towns in England will create memorial gardens and woodlands to remember victims and allow residents a peaceful place to grieve for friends and family. — Washington Post, "145,000 hearts are being painted on a wall opposite Britain’s Parliament — one for each life lost to covid-19," 30 Mar. 2021 At rallies and events in cities across the country, people gathered to grieve the killing of eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent, in shootings that targeted three Atlanta-area massage businesses. — New York Times, "Scenes of Mourning and Defiance," 23 Mar. 2021 Popovich fully supported DeRozan spending the past week to grieve with his family following the death of his dad. — Brian Dulik, Star Tribune, "Johnson has 23 points, 21 boards as Spurs beat Cavs 116-110," 19 Mar. 2021

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grieve

verb

English Language Learners Definition of grieve

: to cause (someone) to feel sad or unhappy

: to feel or show grief or sadness

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grieve

verb

\ ˈgrēv

grieved; grieving

Kids Definition of grieve

1 : to feel or show grief a grieving widow

2 : to cause grief to Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins …— L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz

grieve

verb

\ ˈgrēv

grieved; grieving

Medical Definition of grieve

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to feel grief Each member of a family is likely to grieve differently, creating great potential for conflict.— Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic Monthly, September 1997

Other Words from grieve

griever noun

Antidepressants do not ease the longing for the deceased that grievers feel. — Virginia Hughes, Scientific American, June 2011

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grieve

verb

grieved; grieving

Legal Definition of grieve

transitive verb

: to submit (a grievance) to a grievance procedure wage claims…had been contractually grieved— M. A. Kelly

intransitive verb

: to bring a grievance under a grievance procedure as a union member, Jackson was obligated to grieve — not sue — Jackson v. Liquid Carbonic Corp., 863 F.2d 111 (1988)

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