- Grieved
- Grieve Grieve (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare
to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}]
1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to
make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt;
to try.
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Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. --Eph. iv. 30. [1913 Webster]
The maidens grieved themselves at my concern. --Cowper, [1913 Webster]
2. To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.