grieve
grieve Lexical Profile
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• verb
To feel or express great sorrow or distress, especially over the death or loss of someone.
"The entire community gathered at the memorial to grieve the loss of their beloved teacher."
To cause great distress, sorrow, or mental pain to someone.
"It grieved her deeply to see the historic neighborhood fall into neglect."
• noun
Scottish A farm manager, overseer, or bailiff on an estate.
"The estate grieve supervised the seasonal workers during the autumn harvest."
• Rhymes for grieve
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English greven, borrowed from Old French grever ('to burden, oppress, afflict'), from Latin gravare ('to make heavy, weigh down'), derived from gravis ('heavy, serious'). The Scottish noun sense meaning 'farm bailiff' comes from a distinct root, Northumbrian Old English gerefa ('reeve, steward').