grieve

Definitions

1. verb

   To cause sorrow or distress to.

   Example

   • Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern.
   ≈sadden≈upset≈aggrieve≈attrist≈begloom +27 more
2. verb

   To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.

   Example

   • to grieve one's fate
   ≈bewail≈lament≈afterthink≈becry≈begrieve +19 more
3. verb

   To experience grief.

   ≈besorrow≈regret≈aggrieve≈besorrow≈condole +18 more
4. verb

   To harm.

   ≈injure≈wound≈abuse≈annoy≈bewound +21 more
5. verb

   To submit or file a grievance (about).

   Example

   • 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.
6. noun

   A governor of a town or province.

7. noun

   A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

   Examples

   • 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.
   • [T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]