give someone grief
give someone grief · gives someone grief · gave someone grief · given someone grief · giving someone grief
поранити, захворіти, хворіти
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verfolgen, jagen, hetzen
To cause pain to someoneTo cause pain to someone.
» Tom never gave me any grief.
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2 sensesTo cause pain to someone.
Her elbow has been giving her grief.
(idiomatic)To hassle or abuse someone.
Fred was giving me grief over the money I owed him.
Examples
4 sentencesTom never gave me any grief.
She gave vent to her grief.
Please don't give me grief.
Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak whispers the o’er-fraught heart, and bids it break.
deGib Worte deinem Schmerz. Grimm, der nicht spricht, presst das beladene Herz, bis dass es bricht! — Esperantostern
Forms
gives someone grief, giving someone grief, gave someone grief, given someone grief| Base form | give someone grief · to give someone grief |
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| 3rd person singular | gives someone grief |
| Present participle | giving someone grief |
| Past simple | gave someone grief |
| Past participle | given someone grief |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
38 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle