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Grieve   /griv/   Listen
verb
Grieve  v. t.  (past & past part. grieved; pres. part. grieving)  
1.
To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God." "The maidens grieved themselves at my concern."
2.
To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. (R.)



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. "Do not you grieve at this."



noun
Greeve, Grieve  n.  A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. (Scot.) "Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve."






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"Grieve" Quotes from Famous Books



... do not want you to grieve too much when you hear of my death. To begin with, I must tell you that the hour of eleven on Monday morning, the thirteenth of May, is only the end of a long illness, which began on the day when, on the Terrace of Saint-Germain, you threw me back on ...
— Scenes from a Courtesan's Life • Honore de Balzac

... suddenly turning towards her. "You have done far more than could be expected by mortals! And now," said he, turning to the little party, "don't let one of us grieve another minute for the sinking of that gold. If anybody has a right to grieve, it's Captain Hagar here. He's lost his ship, but many a good sailor has lost his ship and lived and died a happy man after it. And as to the cargo you ...
— Mrs. Cliff's Yacht • Frank R. Stockton

... character, a bird of individuality, and I was anxious to know him better; so, although I hated to grieve him, I resolved to go somewhat nearer, hoping that he would appreciate my harmlessness and soon see that he had nothing to fear from me. Not he! Having taken it into his obstinate little head that all who approached the sacred spot ...
— Upon The Tree-Tops • Olive Thorne Miller

... joy, and fairly stands on his head sometimes. He is the most responsive creature, always ready for a caress, and his wild, great amber eyes beam love, if ever love had manifestation. His beauty is really extraordinary; his tail a real wonder. Lucifer, I grieve to say, looks very moth-eaten. Phosphor wore a bell for a short time once—a little Inch-Cape Rock bell—but he left it to toll all winter in a tall tree near ...
— Concerning Cats - My Own and Some Others • Helen M. Winslow

... off she flew to her hole, and would wait, and peep out for some time, before she became re-assured. But when every one was fast asleep in bed, then she became more brave; but with all her fine feeding, Mrs. Mouse could not overcome her nature, and, I grieve to add, she was a thief. She would rummage in pockets for cake and goodies, and climb to the highest shelf if she smelt any dainty, and so, alas! fell a ...
— Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various


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