Definition of GRIEVE

grieve

Meanings

Plural: grieves

Verb

  • feel grief
  • cause to feel sorrow
    • "his behavior grieves his mother"
  • To cause sorrow or distress to.
  • To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • To experience grief.
  • To harm.
  • To submit or file a grievance (about).

Noun

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

Origin / 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).

Scrabble Score: 10

grieve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
grieve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grieve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

grieve is a valid Words With Friends word