grieve

[greev] /griv/

verb (used without object), grieved, grieving.

to feel grief or great sorrow:

She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.

verb (used with object), grieved, grieving.

to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:

It grieves me to see you so unhappy.

Archaic. to oppress or wrong.

Origin

1175-1225; Middle English greven, grieven < Old French grever < Latin gravāre to burden, derivative of gravis heavy, grave²

Related forms

grievedly

[gree-vid-lee, greevd-] /ˈgri vɪd li, ˈgrivd-/ (Show IPA), adverb

griever, noun

grievingly, adverb

nongrieved, adjective

nongrieving, adjective

overgrieve, verb, overgrieved, overgrieving.

ungrieved, adjective

ungrieving, adjective

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.

Examples from the web for grieving

Many people from the community will drop by to bring food and comfort to the grieving family.
grieving elephants, sympathetic bonobos, grateful whales-nature is not always red in tooth and claw.
Her therapist has helped lift her out of a debilitating depression that began when she was trying to console a grieving friend.
It's a comfort for the grieving dog owner, but keeping the memory of the pooch alive is also good marketing.
The full professors turn a callous eye toward this grieving process, having many years ago become inured to such losses.
Temporary houses are built for the guests, who live at the expense of the grieving family for as long as a week.
Though they are here illegally, they are still grieving and hurting.
Most are either afflicted with illness, taking care of someone else who's ill, or grieving for someone already gone.
But grieving is not the same as trembling with fear.
They were merely arguing, they said, that these measures were necessary to be sensitive to grieving or traumatized parents.

British Dictionary definitions for grieving

grieve¹

/ɡriːv/

verb

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

(transitive) (obsolete) to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on

Derived Forms

griever, noun
grieving, noun, adjective
grievingly, adverb

Word Origin

C13: from Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy

grieve²

/ɡriːv/

noun

(Scot) a farm manager or overseer

Word Origin

C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve

Word Origin and History for grieving

adj.

mid-15c., "causing pain," present participle adjective from grieve. Meaning "feeling pain" is from 1807.

grieve

early 13c., "cause pain," from tonic stem of Old French grever "to burden, oppress, aggravate" (see grief). Meaning "be very sad, lament" is from c.1300. Related: Grieved; grieving.