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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
grieve
verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
▪ Perhaps Margaret just wants that corpse to be her husband's, to give her something to grieve over.
▪ That Liza did not appear to share these sentiments was something which Harriet grieved over and found hard to accept.
still
▪ Polly was not the only one still grieving for the past.
▪ He and I still grieve for Langford, but our search for him has changed.
▪ She is still grieving deeply after the death of her beloved husband and manager Bobby Willis last October.
▪ After all, in a secular age when religious rituals have lost meaning for many, the grieving still need comfort.
▪ This family is still grieving for the son who was killed just a matter of weeks ago.
▪ Implicitly, unconsciously, subconsciously, the family still grieved the loss of its only daughter.
■ NOUN
loss
▪ Sophia is grieving the loss of her sister, who died during open-heart surgery.
▪ I grieve the loss of her companionship, but I haven't lost her friendship.
▪ Implicitly, unconsciously, subconsciously, the family still grieved the loss of its only daughter.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ It's healthy to take time to grieve after the death of a loved one.
▪ It is a terrible tragedy for this small community. Everyone here is grieving.
▪ Millet continued to grieve for his wife for many years after her death.
▪ People must be allowed to grieve the loss of a relative for as long as they need to.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He and I still grieve for Langford, but our search for him has changed.
▪ If the women of the tyrant nations do not grieve for the crimes of those nations, who will?
▪ Once again I was slow to grieve.
▪ Or you may be grieving for your partner or client.
▪ She thought and worked and grieved only for a day at a time.
▪ To unburden themselves of arranging and directing these tasks, grieving families turn to funeral directors.
▪ Yet they are not supposed to grieve.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grieve

Grieve \Grieve\, v. i. To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.

Do not you grieve at this.
--Shak.

Grieve

Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[=e]v), Greeve \Greeve\, n. [AS. ger[=e]fa. Cf. Reeve an officer.] A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. [Scot.]

Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve.
--Sir W. Scott.

Grieve

Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Grieving.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See Grief.]

  1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.

    Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.
    --Eph. iv. 30.

    The maidens grieved themselves at my concern.
    --Cowper,

  2. To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
grieve

early 13c., "cause pain," from tonic stem of Old French grever "to burden, oppress, aggravate" (see grief). Meaning "be very sad, lament" is from c.1300. Related: Grieved; grieving.

Wiktionary
grieve

Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context transitive English) To cause sorrow or distress to. 2 (context transitive English) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for. 3 (context intransitive English) To experience grief. 4 (context transitive archaic English) To harm. 5 (context transitive English) To submit or file a grievance. Etymology 2

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A governor of a town or province. 2 (context chiefly Scotland English) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

WordNet
grieve
  1. v. feel grief; eat one's heart out [syn: sorrow]

  2. break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow [syn: aggrieve]

Wikipedia
Grieve (disambiguation)

Grieve is a Peruvian automobile built by Juan Alberto Grieve in 1908.

Grieve or Grieves may also refer to:

  • Grieve, to experience grief
  • Grieve (surname)
  • 4451 Grieve, a Mars-crossing asteroid
  • Grieves, Seattle-base rapper
Grieve

The Grieve was a Peruvian automobile that was built in 1908 by Juan Alberto Grieve, a Peruvian engineer with extensive knowledge in combustion engines. The vehicle became the first automobile designed and built in South America. A pioneer in the automobile industry, Grieve decided to build a car that would be powerful enough to overcome the bad roads and difficult terrain of Peru. The car was developed at Grieve's workshop in Lima, and the only imported elements of the vehicle were the tires from Michelin, the Bosch starter and the carburetor. The car had five seats, two in front and three at the back. Those at the back were removable, leaving an area for haulage.

The vehicle had four cylinders, and the motor had a power of 20HP with 1800 revolutions per minute. Thanks to the elasticity of the engine, this was able to be reduced to 200 revolutions. The cost of the car was 300 pounds, half of what a European car of equal power cost. The car was called “Grieve” after its owner, and the plans were patented. The idea was to commercialize the enterprise and build a fleet of 20 more cars. Grieve decided to speak with President Augusto B. Leguía to, under the sponsorship of the Government, construct three vehicles for the post office, and three more for the city council. The answer from the president was: “We need the products of advanced countries and not experiences with Peruvian products.“

Grieve (surname)

Grieve is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrew Grieve (born 1939), Welsh television and film director
  • Ashley Grieve (born 1996), Average American worker.
  • Basil Grieve (1864–1917), English cricketer
  • Ben Grieve (born 1976), American former Major League baseball player
  • Bessie Grieve (1923-1996), aka Bessie Skea, Orkney writer
  • Bill Grieve (1900-1979), American baseball umpire
  • Brent Grieve (born 1969), Canadian former ice hockey player
  • Brian Grieve (1907–1997), Australian botanist
  • Cathy Grieve (born 1965), Irish journalist
  • C. M. Grieve (1892–1978), Scottish writer
  • Dominic Grieve (born 1956), British politician and barrister
  • Gordon Grieve (1912–1993), New Zealand politician
  • Harold Grieve (1901–1993), American motion picture art director
  • Iain Grieve (born 1987), Botswana-born rugby union player
  • James Nicol Grieve (1855–1918), Ontario farmer and political figure
  • Jock Grieve (1887–1955), Scottish footballer
  • John Grieve (VC) (1821–1863), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient
  • John Grieve (actor) (1924–2003), Scottish actor
  • Ken Grieve, British television director
  • Ken Grieves (1925–1992), Australian cricketer
  • Maud Grieve (1858–1931), English horticulturalist and herbalist
  • Ollie Grieve (1920–1978), Australian rules footballer
  • Percy Grieve (1915–1998), British Conservative Party politician
  • Richard Grieve (born 1970), Australian actor
  • Robert Cuthbert Grieve (1889–1957), Australian Victoria Cross recipient
  • Tom Grieve (born 1948), American former Major League baseball player
  • Walter B. Grieve (1850–1921), Newfoundland merchant and politician
  • William Grieve (disambiguation)

Usage examples of "grieve".

Often trauma victims are too concerned with finding their family, surviving, grieving deaths, getting away from their abuser, etc.

I could not conceal from myself that repentance was beginning to creep into my amorous and well-disposed mind, and I was grieved at it.

Its leaves, when bruised, make a good poultice for inflamed eyes, being outwardly applied to the grieved place.

I was taking my coffee when she came into my room with an expression of mortification which grieved me excessively.

The count was grieved to see her fall so short of the praises he had lavished on her, and came to my room with me, begging me to forgive her Spanish ways, and saying that she would be very pleasant when she knew me better.

I lost no time in exordiums, but came to the point at once, by saying that as a lover of paintings I had been grieved at finding the magnificent Madonna spoilt.

As soon as he left me I went to bed, deeply grieved that I could no longer see you in the absence of my brother, and that I was unable, for fear of consequences, to let you know the reason of my change.

I felt grieved, I became low-spirited, but I could not make up my mind to tell her that I was eating her hair!

We did not kiss each other till the moment of parting, and I could see that both mother and daughter were grieved to lose me.

The father told me I was very wise, and that I could still correspond with his daughter, Sara said nothing, but I could see she was much grieved.

He took it for granted that the Jean de Courtois of the marriage certificate was dead, and his heart grieved for the hapless young woman whose aristocratic name was blazoned on that same document.

Whenever I visited Padua, to complete my study of the law, I stayed at the house of the kind doctor, but I was always grieved at seeing near Bettina the brute to whom she was engaged, and who did not appear to me deserving of such a wife.

The captain, who did not know why she was kissing him, was deeply grieved when I translated what Henriette had said.

However, although I was deeply grieved to find myself in such a disgraceful position, I did not think I had any right to complain.

But if it grieve thee, that thou doest not perform that which seemeth unto thee right and just, why doest not thou choose rather to perform it than to grieve?