grieve

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈgriːv/ UK /ɡɹiːv/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
To feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died.

She is still grieving for her late husband.
2

verb
To make someone feel very sad.

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

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Synonyms

1 verb · to feel deep sadness,... mourn lament sorrow

2 verb · to make someone feel very sad. aggrieve distress

Word family

Forms grievedgrievesgrieving

Derived forms begrieveengrievegrievablegrievedgrievengrievergrieveshipgrievesomegrievinglygrievormisgrieveun-grieve

Related forms grief grievance grievous

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Proverbs (1)

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What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve

Etymology

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).

*gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European greven Middle English grever Old French gravo Latin

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# grieve

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈgriːv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡɹiːv/
**Frequency rank:** 11405

## Meanings
1. To feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died.
2. To make someone feel very sad.

## Examples
- She is still grieving for her late husband.
- It grieved him to see his old school fall into ruin.

## Derived Forms
- begrieve
- engrieve
- grievable
- grieved
- grieven
- griever
- grieveship
- grievesome
- grievingly
- grievor
- misgrieve
- un-grieve

## Related Forms
- grief
- grievance
- grievous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷreh₂-
- Root: greven
- Root: grever
- Root: gravo

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
Grieve comes 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). The historical line also includes *gʷreh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) and gravo (Latin). In current use, the main senses are “To feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died” and “To make someone feel very sad”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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