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Definitions for Grieve

[1] to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
[2] to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
[3] Archaic . to oppress or wrong.
[4] to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone
[5] (tr) obsolete to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on
[6] Scot a farm manager or overseer

Words related to Grieve

regret, lament, cry, ache, weep, wail, agonize, sadden, bewail, sorrow, bear, rue, bemoan, keen, endure, suffer, deplore, complain, pain, afflict

Words nearby Grieve

grierson, grieshoch, grievance, grievance committee, grievant, grieve, grievous, grievous bodily harm, griff, griffa, griffe

Origin of Grieve

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

Words that may be confused with Grieve

greave, grieve

Other words from Grieve

griev·ed·ly [gree -vid-lee, greevd -] /ˈgri vɪd li, ˈgrivd-/ , adverb
griev·er , noun
griev·ing·ly , adverb
non·grieved , adjective
non·griev·ing , adjective
o·ver·grieve , verb, o·ver·grieved, o·ver·griev·ing.
un·grieved , adjective
un·griev·ing , adjective

Word origin for Grieve

C15: from Old English (Northumbrian) græfa reeve

Synonyms for Grieve

ache, cry, lament, regret, wail, weep, bear, bemoan, bewail, complain, deplore, endure, keen, rue, sorrow, suffer, carry on, cry a river, eat one's heart out, hang crepe, sing the blues, take it hard