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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As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.
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NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Bowser acknowledged that the nation’s capital is grieving along with families in Kansas and across the country.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
The grieving process is something we have all been affected by.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Bowser acknowledged that the nation’s capital is grieving along with families in Kansas and across the country.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
The grieving process is something we have all been affected by.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grieve. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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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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