Definition of grieves Grieves

/gɹiˈvz/ - [greevz] -

We found 3 definitions of grieves from 2 different sources.

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What does grieves mean?

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  • grieves (Noun)
    Plural of lang=en.

Part of speech

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  • grieves, verb, present, 3rd person singular of grieve (infinitive).

WordNet

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Verb

grieves, grieving, grieved  

grieve - feel grief
  sorrow
  suffer feel pain or be in pain
  mourn feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
  compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with share the suffering of
grieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"
  aggrieve
  sorrow, grieve feel grief
  afflict cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • grieve (n.)
    Alt. of Greeve
  • grieve (v. t.)
    To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.
  • grieve (v. t.)
    To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate.
  • grieve (v. i.)
    To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • grieve
    To express deep sorrow for.
  • grieve
    To cause to feel sorrow.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • grieve
    See Greeve
  • grieve
    grēv, v.t. to cause grief or pain of mind to: to make sorrowful: to vex: (B.) also to inflict bodily pain.—v.i. to feel grief: to mourn.—n. Griev′ance, cause of grief: burden: hardship: injury: grief.—adv. Griev′ingly (Shak.), in sorrow, sorrowfully.—adj. Griev′ous, causing grief: burdensome: painful: atrocious: hurtful.—adv. Griev′ously, in a grievous manner: (B.) severely.—n. Griev′ousness. [O. Fr. grever—L. gravāre, gravis, heavy.]

Part of speech

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  • grieve, verb, present, 1st person singular of grieve (infinitive).
  • grieve, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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grieves in sign language
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