Meaning & use
grieve
To feel or express deep sorrow, especially following the death of someone or the loss of something important.
See it in a sentence
She took a month off work to grieve after her father passed away.
The whole community grieved together at the memorial service.
A note on using this word
Grieve can be used with or without an object: you can grieve a loss, or simply grieve.
Words with a similar meaning
mournlament
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
rejoice
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