verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
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Perhaps Margaret just wants that corpse to be her husband's, to give her something to grieve over .
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That Liza did not appear to share these sentiments was something which Harriet grieved over and found hard to accept.
still
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Polly was not the only one still grieving for the past.
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He and I still grieve for Langford, but our search for him has changed.
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She is still grieving deeply after the death of her beloved husband and manager Bobby Willis last October.
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After all, in a secular age when religious rituals have lost meaning for many, the grieving still need comfort.
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This family is still grieving for the son who was killed just a matter of weeks ago.
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Implicitly, unconsciously, subconsciously, the family still grieved the loss of its only daughter.
■ NOUN
loss
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Sophia is grieving the loss of her sister, who died during open-heart surgery.
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I grieve the loss of her companionship, but I haven't lost her friendship.
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Implicitly, unconsciously, subconsciously, the family still grieved the loss of its only daughter.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's healthy to take time to grieve after the death of a loved one.
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It is a terrible tragedy for this small community. Everyone here is grieving.
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Millet continued to grieve for his wife for many years after her death.
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People must be allowed to grieve the loss of a relative for as long as they need to.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He and I still grieve for Langford, but our search for him has changed.
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If the women of the tyrant nations do not grieve for the crimes of those nations, who will?
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Once again I was slow to grieve .
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Or you may be grieving for your partner or client.
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She thought and worked and grieved only for a day at a time.
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To unburden themselves of arranging and directing these tasks, grieving families turn to funeral directors.
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Yet they are not supposed to grieve .