Sekirov Dictionary

grieve

/ɡɹiːv/

verb 5
noun 2
forms 5

verb5

To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
To experience grief.
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To cause sorrow or distress to.
- Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern. — 1782
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To submit or file a grievance (about).
- Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the … Board of Trustees. — 2009
(no longer used) To harm.

noun2

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(Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
- [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. — 1559
(no longer used) A governor of a town or province.

forms

grieved · grieving · grieves · grieveth · grievest

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