grieve

grieve
grievedly /gree"vid lee, greevd"-/, adv.griever, n.grievingly, adv.
/greev/, v., grieved, grieving.
v.i.
1. to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
v.t.
2. to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow: It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
3. Archaic. to oppress or wrong.
[1175-1225; ME greven, grieven < OF grever < L gravare to burden, deriv. of gravis heavy, GRAVE2]
Syn. 1. lament, weep, bewail, bemoan; suffer. GRIEVE, MOURN imply showing suffering caused by sorrow. GRIEVE is the stronger word, implying deep mental suffering often endured alone and in silence but revealed by one's aspect: to grieve over the loss (or death) of a friend. MOURN usually refers to manifesting sorrow outwardly, either with or without sincerity: to mourn publicly and wear black. 2. sadden, pain.

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