grieved; grieving
1
: to cause to suffer : distress
it grieves 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
: to feel grief : sorrow
still grieving over their mother's death
Examples of grieve in a Sentence
It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this.
Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother.
People need time to grieve after the death of a family member.
The children are still grieving the death of their mother.
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There’s a quicksilver brilliance to her Berniece, a widow still grieving her husband, a daughter acutely feeling the loss of her parents, a mother determined to shield her daughter from generational trauma, and a woman contemplating her own future, romantic, economic, spiritual, and otherwise.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
There are about as many ways to grieve as there are ways to lose loved ones.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
The third episode, which shows the funeral and the four remaining sisters grieving for Grace, was also an important step in the series’ storyline.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Owners can help their grieving pets by offering love, praise, and reassurance, while gently redirecting any destructive behaviors.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
There are about as many ways to grieve as there are ways to lose loved ones.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
The third episode, which shows the funeral and the four remaining sisters grieving for Grace, was also an important step in the series’ storyline.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Owners can help their grieving pets by offering love, praise, and reassurance, while gently redirecting any destructive behaviors.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for grieve
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grieve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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Etymology
Middle English greven "to distress, grieve," from early French grever (same meaning), from Latin gravare "to burden," from gravis "heavy, serious" — related to aggravate, grave entry 3, gravity
Medical Definition
grieve
verb
grieved; grieving
: to feel or show grief over
grieving the death of her son
: to feel grief
Each member of a family is likely to grieve differently, creating great potential for conflict.—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic Monthly
Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic Monthly
griever
noun
Antidepressants do not ease the longing for the deceased that grievers feel.
—Virginia Hughes, Scientific American
Virginia Hughes, Scientific American
Legal Definition
grieve
verb
grieved; grieving
: to submit (a grievance) to a grievance procedure
wage claims…had been contractually grieved—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
: to bring a grievance under a grievance procedure
as a union member, Jackson was obligated to grieve — not sue—Jackson v. Liquid Carbonic Corp., 863 F.2d 111 (1988)
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