Grieve
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /ɡɹiËv/
- Rhymes: -iËv
Origin 1
From the conjugated forms of Old French grever ("to burden"), from Latin gravÅ, from adjective gravis ("grave").
Full definition of grieve
Verb
- (transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
- Bible, Eph. iv. 30Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.
- CowperThe maidens grieved themselves at my concern.
- (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.to grieve one's fate
- (intransitive) To experience grief.
- (transitive, archaic) To harm.
- (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
Origin 2
From Old English grœfa.