grieve
Third Person
grieves
Present Participle
grieving
Past Tense
grieved
Past Participle
grieved
1
to feel intense sorrow, especially because someone has died
transitive
- The entire community came together to grieve the passing of a beloved member.
- Grieving the death of a pet, the child found solace in memories.
- It's natural to grieve the loss of a close friend.
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2
to bring someone intense sorrow or emotional pain
transitive
- The news of her father's death grieved her deeply.
- It grieved me to see him so upset after hearing about the failure.
- The death of the beloved pet grieved the children, who had grown so attached.
- His actions grieved her, making it hard to forgive him.
- The harsh words from his friend grieved him more than he let on.
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