v.
Pronunciation: ' gr ē v
Function: verb
Inflected Form: grieved ; griev · ing
Etymology: Middle English greven, from Anglo-French grever, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave; akin to Greek barys heavy, Sanskrit guru
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to cause to suffer : DISTRESS <it grieve s me to see him this way>
2 : to feel or show grief over < grieving the death of her son>
3 : to submit a formal grievance concerning < grieve a dismissal>
intransitive verb : to feel grief : SORROW
– griev · er noun