grieve
To cause sorrow or distress toTo cause sorrow or distress to.
» Everyone is grieving.
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5 senses(transitive)To cause sorrow or distress to.
огорча́тьogorčátʹ, огорчи́тьogorčítʹ
засму́чуватиzasmúčuvaty, засмути́тиzasmutýty
cause to feel sorrow
(transitive)To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
to grieve one's fate
горева́тьgorevátʹ, скорбе́тьskorbétʹ, опла́киватьoplákivatʹ
feel grief
(intransitive)To experience grief.
trauern
горева́тьgorevátʹ, скорбе́тьskorbétʹ
(transitive)To submit or file a grievance (about).
(archaic, transitive)To harm.
Examples
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Origin
From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravārFrom Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”).
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Forms
grieves, grieving, grieved, grievedSynonyms
78 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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