Meaning & use
Grieves
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Third-person singular form of "grieve," meaning to feel deep sorrow, especially over a loss such as a death.
See it in a sentence
She still grieves for her grandmother years after her passing.
The community grieves together at the annual memorial service.
A note on using this word
"Grieves" can also be used transitively to mean "causes sorrow to," as in "it grieves me to say this."
Words with a similar meaning
mournslamentssorrows
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Words with an opposite meaning
rejoicescelebrates
Another way to use it
2. verb
Causes someone sorrow or distress.
It grieves me to see the old theater abandoned like this.
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