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" Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly."
Jim Elliot

Meaning of "grieve" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRIEVE

From Old French grever, from Latin gravāre to burden, from gravis heavy.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GRIEVE

ɡriːv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIEVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grieve is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grieve in English.

WHAT DOES GRIEVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grieve

The Grieve was a Peruvian automobile that was built in 1908 by Juan Alberto Grieve, a Peruvian engineer with extensive knowledge in combustion engines. The vehicle became the first automobile designed and built in South America. A pioneer in the automobile industry, Grieve decided to build a car that would be powerful enough to overcome the bad roads and difficult terrain of Peru. The car was developed at Grieve's workshop in Lima, and the only imported elements of the vehicle were the tires from Michelin, the Bosch starter and the carburetor. The car had five seats, two in front and three at the back. Those at the back were removable, leaving an area for haulage. The vehicle had four cylinders, and the motor had a power of 20HP with 1800 revolutions per minute. Thanks to the elasticity of the engine, this was able to be reduced to 200 revolutions. The cost of the car was 300 pounds, half of what a European car of equal power cost. The car was called “Grieve” after its owner, and the plans were patented. The idea was to commercialize the enterprise and build a fleet of 20 more cars. Grieve decided to speak with President Augusto B.

Definition of grieve in the English dictionary

The definition of grieve in the dictionary is to feel or cause to feel great sorrow or distress, esp at the death of someone. Other definition of grieve is to inflict injury, hardship, or sorrow on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRIEVE

PRESENT

Present
I grieve
you grieve
he/she/it grieves
we grieve
you grieve
they grieve
Present continuous
I am grieving
you are grieving
he/she/it is grieving
we are grieving
you are grieving
they are grieving
Present perfect
I have grieved
you have grieved
he/she/it has grieved
we have grieved
you have grieved
they have grieved
Present perfect continuous
I have been grieving
you have been grieving
he/she/it has been grieving
we have been grieving
you have been grieving
they have been grieving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I grieved
you grieved
he/she/it grieved
we grieved
you grieved
they grieved
Past continuous
I was grieving
you were grieving
he/she/it was grieving
we were grieving
you were grieving
they were grieving
Past perfect
I had grieved
you had grieved
he/she/it had grieved
we had grieved
you had grieved
they had grieved
Past perfect continuous
I had been grieving
you had been grieving
he/she/it had been grieving
we had been grieving
you had been grieving
they had been grieving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will grieve
you will grieve
he/she/it will grieve
we will grieve
you will grieve
they will grieve
Future continuous
I will be grieving
you will be grieving
he/she/it will be grieving
we will be grieving
you will be grieving
they will be grieving
Future perfect
I will have grieved
you will have grieved
he/she/it will have grieved
we will have grieved
you will have grieved
they will have grieved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grieving
you will have been grieving
he/she/it will have been grieving
we will have been grieving
you will have been grieving
they will have been grieving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would grieve
you would grieve
he/she/it would grieve
we would grieve
you would grieve
they would grieve
Conditional continuous
I would be grieving
you would be grieving
he/she/it would be grieving
we would be grieving
you would be grieving
they would be grieving
Conditional perfect
I would have grieve
you would have grieve
he/she/it would have grieve
we would have grieve
you would have grieve
they would have grieve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grieving
you would have been grieving
he/she/it would have been grieving
we would have been grieving
you would have been grieving
they would have been grieving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you grieve
we let´s grieve
you grieve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to grieve
Past participle
grieved
Present Participle
grieving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIEVE

aggrieve · bereave · breve · Congreve · engrieve · greave · portreeve · reave · reeve · reive · reprieve · retrieve · rieve · screeve · scrieve · semibreve · shrieve · unreave · unreeve · yestereve

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIEVE

grief · grief player · grief-stricken · griefer · griefful · griefless · Grieg · Grierson · grievance · grievance procedure · grievant · griever · grieving · grievingly · grievous · grievous bodily harm · grievously · grievousness · griff · griffe

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIEVE

achieve · believe · disbelieve · make believe · make-believe · memory like a sieve · misbelieve · molecular sieve · nieve · out-thieve · outachieve · overachieve · relieve · sieve · slieve · thieve · unbelieve · underachieve

Synonyms and antonyms of grieve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRIEVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grieve» and belong to the same grammatical category.
ache · afflict · agonize · crush · distress · hurt · injure · lament · mourn · pain · sadden · sorrow · suffer · upset · wail · weep · wound

Translation of «grieve» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF GRIEVE

Find out the translation of grieve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grieve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grieve» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

> 感到悲痛
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

afligirse
570 millions of speakers
en

English

grieve
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحزن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

скорбим
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sofrer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শোক করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

avoir du chagrin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bersedih hati
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

trauern
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

深く悲しむ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

몹시 슬퍼하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Grieve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau khổ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வர்களுக்காக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शोक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

üzülmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

affliggersi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

smucić
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумуємо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

întrista
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θλίβομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

treur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sörja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sørge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grieve

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIEVE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of grieve
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «grieve».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grieve

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «GRIEVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grieve.
1
Anna Akhmatova
Who will grieve for this woman? Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern? Yet in my heart I never will deny her, Who suffered death because she chose to turn.
2
John Bacon
We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind. In the faith that looks through death, in years that bring the philosophic mind.
3
Tara Brach
If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.
4
Kirk Cameron
It does grieve me to think there are people misunderstanding my heart on an issue.
5
George Crabbe
To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.
6
Russell Crowe
Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.
7
Henry Van Dyke
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
8
Jim Elliot
Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
9
Melinda Gates
There's a false perception that women in Africa somehow don't love their babies they way we do, don't grieve their loss the way we would. That is simply not true.
10
Billy Graham
God knows what we are going through when we grieve, and He wants to assure us of His love and concern. He also wants us to turn to Him and bring our heartaches and burdens to Him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIEVE»

Discover the use of grieve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grieve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Animals Grieve
Through the moving stories she chronicles and analyzes so beautifully, King brings us closer to the animals with whom we share a planet, and helps us see our own experiences, attachments, and emotions as part of a larger web of life, death, ...
Barbara J. King, 2013
2
How We Grieve: Relearning the World
The stories make it clear that grieving is not about living passively through stages or phases. We are not so alike when we grieve; our experiences are complex and richly textured. Nor is grieving about coming down with "grief symptoms".
Thomas Attig, 2010
3
Call of the Wild: My Escape to Alaska
Packed with adventure, humor, and insight, this is the gripping story of an ordinary man learning the ways of the wild.
Guy Grieve, 2007
4
A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of ...
A collection of truly comforting, down-to-earth thoughts and meditations -- including the authentic voices of survivors -- for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one.
Carol Staudacher, 2011
5
Children Also Grieve: Talking about Death and Healing
The first part of the book is designed to be read and worked through by children. The story tells of the experiences of Henry, the dog of a family whose grandfather has died.
Linda Goldman, 2006
6
The Courage to Grieve
The Courage to Grieve shows us how to live life with the ultimate courage: not fearing death. This book is about so much more than death and grieving it is about life and joy and growth.
Judy Tatelbaum, 2009
7
Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies
Practical suggestions guide parents and children through the grief process.
Theresa Huntley, 2002
8
Helping Adults With Mental Retardation Grieve A Death Loss
Many people worry that they are reacting in the "wrong" way and wonder if there is a "right" way to grieve. There is no "right" way to grieve. Many different expressions of grief are considered normal. If you are concerned or worried about your ...
Charlene Luchterhand, Nancy E. Murphy, 2013
9
GriEVE
GriEVE explores family relationships, obsessive behaviours, depression, self-harming, and fantasy worlds created to escape the grim realities of life.
Lizzie Wilcock, 2007
10
Free to Grieve: Healing and Encouragement for Those Who Have ...
Whether you have experienced the heartbreak of miscarriage or stillbirth or know someone who has, this book will speak to your heart.
Maureen Rank, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIEVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grieve is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CJ suggests 2-minute silence to grieve lawyers' deaths
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Manjula Chellur today suggested that in case of death of an advocate a two-minute silence be ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
2
Colleagues grieve
COLLEAGUES of key financial inclusion champion Reuben Summerlin who died this week in a cycling accident in Lautoka, are still coming to ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
3
New Support Group Helps Kids Grieve for Ill & Injured Loved Ones
Whether it's cancer, maybe ALS or any other type of disease, it is the caretakers that bear the brunt of much of that burden. Sometimes those ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
4
Relatives grieve
A relative, left, is held from approaching the body of 17-year-old Kimythe Hubbard, who was fatally shot in a field in the 6600 block of South ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Eagles, Crows to grieve some more in AFL
"We'd like to make sure Adelaide get the respect they deserve with losing their senior coach, and the players get the opportunity to grieve in ... «ninemsn, Jul 15»
6
Spot's Corner: Pets help children grieve, cope
Pets can offer support to all ages, with a wagging tail, a wet lick to the face or purring curled up in one's lap. We may not even witness the ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
7
Camp Erin Eastern Ontario: Teaching kids to grieve and heal
CORNWALL, Ontario - For children and teens, the loss of a parent, a sibling, or another loved one can leave effects that last until adulthood. «Seaway News, Jul 15»
8
Veterinary hospital co-workers grieve loss of murder-suicide victim
EXETER — Workers at the Rockingham Emergency Veterinary Hospital in Windham are expressing shock and sadness after the death of ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
9
Camp helping children grieve
Carefor's Sandy Collette, Michelle Smith and Maria Badek with Rachel's Kids Tanya Flaro and Kim Lauzon on Wednesday July 8, 2015 in ... «Standard Freeholder, Jul 15»
10
Sea turtles grieve for life
If sea turtles were able to think ahead they would have been grieving for this lost generation of 2015. As if they had not lost enough already ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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