grieve

English

/ɡɹiːv/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
  • (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • (intransitive) To experience grief.
  • (transitive) To harm.
  • (transitive) To submit or file a grievance (about).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English greven borrowed from Old French grever (burden) derived from Latin gravo, gravō, gravāre root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (heavy, strong).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷreh₂-

Gloss

heavy, strong

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

強

Emoji
🤘 🪨

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