Grieve

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Grieve

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

greev  /ɡriːv/

Definition

To feel or cause grief; to feel intense sorrow, especially as a result of someone's death or significant loss; to cause great distress to someone.

Plain meaning

To grieve means to feel deep sorrow after a loss — especially the death of someone loved. You can also grieve the loss of a relationship, an opportunity, or a way of life.

Register

Serious and emotionally weighted. Grieve is not used for minor unhappiness — it implies the genuine experience of significant loss and pain. The passive construction it grieves me is slightly archaic and formal.