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   grieve

   /ɡriːv/

   verb

   • 1. feel intense sorrow: "she grieved for her father" Similar mournlamentbe mournfulbe sorrowfulsorrowbe sadbe miserablecrysobweepshed tearskeenweep and wailbeat one's breastsufferachebe in anguishbe distressedbe in distresseat one's heart outOpposite be happyrejoice
   • ▪ feel intense sorrow about: "he is still grieving his mother's death"
   • ▪ cause great distress to (someone): "it grieves me to think of you in that house alone" Similar hurtwoundpainharrowstinggallsaddenupsetdistressdevastatecause suffering tocrushbreak someone's heartmake someone's heart bleedhit someone hardOpposite please

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘harm, oppress’): from Old French grever ‘burden, encumber’, based on Latin gravare, from gravis ‘heavy, grave’ (see grave2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. griever noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRIEVE definition: 1. to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies: 2. to make you feel sad and…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of GRIEVE is to cause to suffer : distress. How to use grieve in a sentence.

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   Grieve, mourn imply showing suffering caused by sorrow. Grieve is the stronger word, implying deep mental suffering often endured alone and in silence but revealed by one's aspect: to grieve over the loss (or death ) of a friend.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRIEVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GRIEVE meaning: 1. to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies: 2. to make you feel sad and…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRIEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   grieve is the stronger word, implying deep mental suffering often endured alone and in silence but revealed by one’s aspect: to grieve over the loss (or death) of a friend. mourn usually refers to manifesting sorrow outwardly, either with or without sincerity: to mourn publicly and wear black.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of grieve – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRIEVE definition: 1. to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies: 2. to make someone feel very sad. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grieveGrieve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To grieve is to feel sorrow over something, especially people who have died. The most common use of grieve has to do with death: usually there are grieving family members and grieving friends, feeling sadness over the loss of a loved one.