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 The White House said President Biden will travel to Buffalo today to grieve with victims and their family members after what police described as a racially motivated mass shooting that left 10 people dead. — Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 President Joe Biden is set to visit Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet and grieve with family members of the 10 victims killed Saturday during a mass shooting at a supermarket that police say was racially motivated. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 The White House said the Bidens would travel to Buffalo on Tuesday to grieve with the community. — Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2022 The Army is the first U.S. branch to allow male soldiers the time to grieve after a pregnancy loss. — Monica Dunn, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022 Growing up in Texas, Paul Denniston wasn’t taught how to grieve. — Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Seeing Lee's memorial vandalized just a few days after her death left huang, who uses they and them pronouns, without a safe space to grieve. — CNN, 18 Apr. 2022 Since that time, hundreds of people have messaged, called, and gathered to support my family and to grieve. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2022 Grief is inherently lonely, and there are as many ways to grieve as there are human beings. — Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

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23 May 2022

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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 Wonderful 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

Other Words from grieve

griever noun

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

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)