English
Pronunciation
RP & US: IPA|/gri�v/
Etymology 1
From Old English gr�fa
Noun
en-noun
- A governor of a town or province.
Derived terms
grieveship
Etymology 2
From Old French grever "to burden", from Latin gravare, from gravis "grave" (adjective).
Verb
en-verb|griev|ing
- transitive To cause sorrow or distress.
- transitive To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
- intransitive To experience grief.
- transitive archaic To harm.
Derived terms
grieved
griever
grievingly
Related terms
grievance
grievous
Translations
trans-top|to cause sorrow
Dutch: bedroeven
Finnish: tehdä murheellinen|murheelliseksi
trans-mid
Turkish: üzmek
trans-bottom
trans-top|to feel very sad about
Dutch: betreuren;
Ewe: fa konyi
Finnish: murehtia, surra
French: avoir du chagrin
trans-mid
Ido: chagrenar
Turkish: üzülmek
trans-bottom
trans-top|to experience grief
Dutch: treuren
trans-mid
Turkish: üzülmek
trans-bottom
Category:English ergative verbs
el:grieve
fa:grieve
fr:grieve
io:grieve
it:grieve
pl:grieve
te:grieve
vi:grieve
zh:grieve
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