grieve

verb

\ 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.

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Roane County High School said counselors would be available as the community continues to grieve. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "2 high school football players die in separate on-field incidents," 17 Sep. 2019 To grieve a suspension, Brown would turn to Article 43 of the CBA. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Legal Ramifications of Antonio Brown's Growing Dispute With Raiders," 5 Sep. 2019 Friends and family are invited to grieve with Beyersdofer's parents and brother at a gathering of remembrance and healing in the main gym at Purcell Marian High School on Hackberry Street in Walnut Hills at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, "Remembrance service planned for Kevin Beyersdofer, Cincinnati man found in Norris Lake," 16 Aug. 2019 My heart goes out to those who were taken from us too soon and to their families, loved ones, and communities who are left to grieve. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Lady Gaga Will Fund More than 160 Classrooms in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton," 12 Aug. 2019 Unsure of what to do or how to help her grieving father, their daughter Lucy called her mother’s care worker Caroline, an immigrant from Ghana, to tell her the news. — Cati Coe, The Conversation, "‘Unskilled’ immigrants help to ease the pain of dying Americans," 25 June 2019 Later, one or more checked on their still grieving friend. — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, "After cancer took their spouses, couple found new love through grief," 12 Sep. 2019 The couple had separated two weeks before the shooting, and Tiger was also grieving his mother's recent death, Rebecca said. — AZCentral.com, "Police shootings in Arizona," 10 Sep. 2019 Hundreds of people gathered at a local university in the Permian Basin region known for its oil industry Sunday evening for a prayer vigil to console each other and grieve the loss of life. — Anchorage Daily News, "FBI: West Texas gunman ‘was on a long spiral of going down’," 2 Sep. 2019

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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)