grieve

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɡɹiːv/ Rhymes: -iːv === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Verb ==== grieve (third-person singular simple present grieves, present participle grieving, simple past and past participle grieved) (transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to. Synonyms: sadden, upset; see also Thesaurus:sadden (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for. Synonyms: bewail, lament; see also Thesaurus:lament (intransitive) To experience grief. Synonyms: besorrow, regret; see also Thesaurus:be sad (transitive, archaic) To harm. Synonyms: injure, wound; see also Thesaurus:harm (transitive) To submit or file a grievance (about). 2009, D'Amico, Rob (editor), Texas Teacher, published by Texas AFT (affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO); "Austin classified employees gain due process rights", April 2009, p14: Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the [...] Board of Trustees. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English greve, greyve, grave, grafe, from Old Norse greifi, from Middle Low German grēve, grâve, related to Old English grœfa, groefa, variants of Old English ġerēfa (“steward, reeve”). More at reeve. ==== Noun ==== grieve (plural grieves) (obsolete) A governor of a town or province. (chiefly Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm. 1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. ===== Derived terms ===== grieveship === Anagrams === regive == Old French == === Verb === grieve third-person singular present indicative of grever == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Early Medieval Latin grevem, alteration of Latin gravem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɾjeβe/ === Noun === grieve m (plural grieves) hard, difficult