Grieve

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ɡɹiːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

From the conjugated forms of Old French grever ("to burden"), from Latin gravō, from adjective gravis ("grave").

Full definition of grieve

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
• Bible, Eph. iv. 30Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.
• CowperThe maidens grieved themselves at my concern.
2. (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.to grieve one's fate
3. (intransitive) To experience grief.
4. (transitive, archaic) To harm.
5. (transitive) To submit or file a grievance.
• 2009 D'Amico, Rob, Editor, Texas Teacher, published by Texas AFT (affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO); "Austin classified employees gain due process rights", April 2009, p14:Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the ... Board of Trustees.

Derived terms

• grieved
• griever
• grievingly

Related terms

• grievance
• grievous
• grief

From Old English grœfa.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A governor of a town or province.
2. (chiefly Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
• Sir Walter ScottTheir children were horsewhipped by the grieve.

Derived terms

• grieveship

Anagrams

• regive