grieve

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died.

   She is still grieving for her late husband.

2. 2
   verb

   To make someone feel very sad.

   It grieved him to see his old school fall into ruin.

From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”). For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).

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