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Word: Grieve
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘harm, oppress’): from Old French grever ‘burden, encumber’, based on Latin gravare, from gravis ‘heavy, grave’ (see grave)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡriːv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feel intense sorrow
Short Definition:feel intense sorrow
Examples:- she grieved for her father
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