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Webster 1913 Edition

Grieve

Grieve

(grēv)
,
Verb.
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.]

Grieve

,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Grieve

GRIEVE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. gravo, from gravis.]
1.
To give pain of mind to; to afflict; to wound the feelings. Nothing grieves a parent like the conduct of a profligate child.
2.
To afflict; to inflict pain on.
For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the
children of men. Lam.3.
3.
To make sorrowful; to excite regret in.
4.
To offend; to displease; to provoke.
Grieve not the holy Spirit of God. Eph.4.

GRIEVE

,
Verb.
I.
To feel pain of mind or heart; to be in pain on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn. We grieve at the loss of friends or property. We grieve at the misfortunes of others. We grieve for our own misfortunes, follies and vices, as well as for those of our children. It is followed by at or for.

Definition 2024

griève

griève

See also: grieve

French

Adjective

griève

  1. feminine singular of grief

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