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grieve

Pronunciation: /ɡɹiːv/

The English word “grieve” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

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

noun

  1. A governor of a town or province.
  2. A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

Etymology

From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”). For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).

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