grieve
/ɡɹiːv/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern."
- "to grieve one's fate"
- "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."
- "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; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”). For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡɹiːv/
- British English: /ɡɹiːv/