grieve

UK: /ˈgriːv/ US: /griv/ ,(grēv)

Inflections of 'grieve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

grieves

v 3rd person singular

grieving

v pres p

grieved

v past

grieved

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

grieve /griv/   v., grieved, griev•ing. 

1. to (cause to) feel grief, distress, or great sorrow: [no object]
   She grieved for her lost dog.
   [~ + object]
   Her loss grieved me.
   [It + ~ + object + to + verb]
   It grieves me to refuse.
   [It + ~ + object + that clause]
   It grieves me deeply that she left.

griev•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

grieve  (grēv), v., grieved, griev•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to feel grief or great sorrow:
   She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.

v.t. 

2. to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
   It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
3. [Archaic.] to oppress or wrong.

• Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave²
• Old French grever
• Middle English greven, grieven 1175–1225

griev•ed•ly  (grē′vid lē, grēvd′-), adv.  griev′er, n. 
griev′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. lament, weep, bewail, bemoan; suffer.
  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. Mourn usually refers to manifesting sorrow outwardly, either with or without sincerity:
  to mourn publicly and wear black.
• 2. sadden, pain.

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grieve / ɡriːv/ verb

1. to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy

ˈgriever noun

ˈgrieving noun , adjective