GRIEVE


Meaning of GRIEVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrēv ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.