grieve — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cause sorrow or distress to.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   saddenupset

   Examples

   Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern.

2. To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   bewaillament

   Examples

   to grieve one's fate

3. To experience grief.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Synonyms

   besorrowregret

4. To harm.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   injurewound

5. To submit or file a grievance (about).

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

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   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.

Noun

1. A governor of a town or province.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

2. A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

   Usage

   • Scotland

   Examples

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   1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.

   [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]

Verb

1. feel grief

   Synonyms

   sorrow

   Broader terms

   sufferhurtache

2. cause to feel sorrow

   Synonyms

   aggrieve

   Broader terms

   afflict

   Examples

   his behavior grieves his mother