grieve (gr v)v. grieved, griev·ing, grieves v.tr. 1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress: It grieves me to see you in such pain. 2. To mourn or sorrow for: We grieved the death of our pastor. 3. Usage Problem To file an official or formal grievance on account of (an actual or perceived injustice). 4. Archaic To hurt or harm. v.intr. To experience or express grief. [Middle English greven, from Old French grever, to harm, from Latin grav  re, to burden, from gravis, heavy; see gwer -1 in Indo-European roots.]griev  er n.griev ing·ly adv.Synonyms: grieve, lament, mourn, sorrow These verbs mean to feel, show, or express grief, sadness, or regret: grieved over her father's death; lamenting about the decline in academic standards; mourns for lost hopes; sorrowed by the level of poverty. Antonym: rejoice Usage Note: Traditionally, the transitive verb grieve, meaning "to cause to be sorrowful; distress," has taken as its direct object the person who is sorrowful or distressed, as in It grieves me to see so many homeless in the city. In addition to this use of the word, a newer syntactic pattern has developed, in which the direct object refers to that which causes one sorrow or distress. Sixty-two percent of the Usage Panel approves of this use, as in She took a week off to attend her father's funeral and grieve his loss. The Panel, however, largely frowns upon extending the semantic domain of the transitive verb grieve to mean "to file a formal or an official grievance." Only 14 percent approves of its use in a context in which a coach who was asked to resign had grieved his dismissal. This strong reaction may be due to the discomfort of extending a solemn, mournful term into less somber situations; however, this sense is useful in the context of union-management labor relations. |
grieve1
vb
1. to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
2. (tr) Obsolete to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on
[from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy]
griever n
grieving n & adj
grievingly adv
grieve2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Scot a farm manager or overseer
[from Old English (Northumbrian) gr&̄#̄x̄0̄1̄5̄3̄;̄fa reeve]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | grieve - feel grief suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" mourn - feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child" |
| 2. | grieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother" afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" |
grieve
verb
Translations
grieve [griːv]
grieve [ˈgriːv]
vi
[bereaved person] (= feel grief) → avoir du chagrin (= go through grieving process) → faire son travail de deuil
to grieve for sb → pleurer qn
to grieve over sth [+ bereavement] → avoir du chagrin à cause de qch
to grieve for sb → pleurer qn
to grieve over sth [+ bereavement] → avoir du chagrin à cause de qch
vt
[+ death] → pleurer
grieve
vt → Kummer bereiten (+dat), → betrüben; it grieves me to see that … → ich sehe mit Schmerz or Kummer, dass …; I was deeply grieved to hear of his death → die Nachricht von seinem Tod hat mich tief betrübt
vi → sich grämen (geh), → trauern (→ at, about über +acc); to grieve for somebody/something → um jdn/etw trauern; to grieve for somebody (= sympathize with) → zutiefst mit jdm mitfühlen, jds Schmerz teilen; my heart grieves for you → mir blutet das Herz; to grieve over somebody/something → sich über jdn/etw grämen (geh), → über jdn/etw zutiefst bekümmert sein; I didn’t have any time to grieve → ich hatte keine Zeit zum Trauern; the grieving process → das Trauern
grieve [griːv]
grieve [griːv]
grieve [griːv]
v grieve [griːv]
1 to cause to feel great sorrow Your wickedness grieves me deeply. grief يُحْزِن، يُؤْلِم огорчавам rmoutit såre betrüben θλίβω afligir, acongojar kurvaks tegema غمگین کردن surettaa affliger לְצָעֵר रंज करना žalostiti elszomorít menyedihkan valda sorg addolorare 深く悲しませる 비탄에 잠기다 (nu)liūdinti skumdināt; sāpināt mendukacitakan bedroeven volde sorg, bedrøve zasmucać desgostar a supăra огорчать zarmútiť, smútiť, spôsobiť žiaľ užalostiti rastužiti bedröva, vålla sorg (smärta) ทำให้โศกเศร้าเสียใจ üzüntüye boğmak, kederlendirmek 使悲痛 засмучувати بہت افسردہ کرنا làm đau lòng 使悲痛
2 to feel sorrow. treur يَحْزَن، يأسَف скърбя trápit se sørge sich grämen θλίβομαι afligirse, acongojarse kurvastama غصه خوردن surra avoir du chagrin לְהִתאַבֵּל शोक पहुंचना žalovati búsul sedih syrgja affliggersi, rattristarsi 深く悲しむ 슬퍼하다 liūdėti skumt; bēdāties berdukacita verdriet hebben; rouwen sørge (over) smucić się sofrer a întrista печалиться smútiť, žialiť žalostiti se patiti sörja เศร้าโศก üzülmek 感到悲痛 сумувати, побиватися غمگین ہونا đau lòng 感到悲痛
adj grievous
severe or very bad He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man. ernstige مُؤْلِم، موجِع، خَطير печален vážný, těžký alvorlig; frygtelig schwer σοβαρός severo, grave, de extrema gravedad raske فاحش؛ شدید vakava grave חָמוּר दु:खदायक snažan, težak súlyos parah alvarlegur terribile, atroce ひどい 마음 아픈 sunkus, didžiulis mokošs; smags parah erg, zwaar alvorlig, voldsom ciężki severo cumplit тяжкий ťažký resen ozbiljan allvarlig, svår ซึ่งทำให้เสียใจ üzücü, hazin 嚴重的 болісний, тяжкий شدید یا بہت سنجیدہ đau buồn; đau khổ 严重的
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