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Meanings of grieve in English

Portuguese
aflija-se
Catalan
entristir-se

To express deep sorrow for.

aflija-se
Catalan
entristir-se

To cause to feel sorrow.

entristir-se
Synonyms
Examples for "sorrow"
Examples for "sorrow"
1
Triends and family have taken to social media to express their sorrow.
Radio NZ
2
For the time being, however, such sorrow was far from his thoughts.
Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented ...
3
Then he fell-inthe gutter; and there was general sorrow and lamentation.
The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
4
Things that brought me sorrow later, although the opposite was also true.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
5
I express all my sorrow for the victims of the Strasbourg attacks.
Radio NZ
1
Sir, -Many sincere Christians lament alcohol being sold today, Good Friday.
The Irish Times
2
Advocates of hybrid technology often lament the high cost of the cars.
Wired
3
Bowman was left to lament a missed opportunity, but not for long.
News.com.au
4
The next is the lament of the mother over her dead son:
The Women of the Arabs
5
No need to lament a scarcity that's in your hands to change.
Ebony
1
And we deplore violence against innocent civilians anywhere that it takes place.
Reuters
2
Governor Mark Dayton said in a statement: I deplore this senseless violence.
Reuters
3
Rights groups and Palestinians deplore the practice, saying it harms innocent families.
Reuters
4
Others deplore ISIL's violent tactics and have joined forces with the army.
Reuters
5
If I shot the wrong man I shall always deplore the error.
Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
1
However, I am not interested in hearing you bewail our changed circumstances.
Outpost
2
The gods will welcome me; there is nothing to bewail in death.
Epic and Romance: Essays on Medieval Literature
3
Thou must again bewail him, again must weep for him another year.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus, Rendered into English Prose
4
Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead.
Feminist dot com
5
Whoever yet saw any but thee bewail the consummation of his desire?
The Decameron, Volume I
Usage of grieve in English
1
She asked that Hummels' family be given time to grieve in private.
Reuters
2
An opportunity to come together as a community to grieve and remember.
Radio NZ
3
I wish France strength and shared purpose as they grieve and rebuild.
News.com.au
4
All this follow-up meant it was difficult to grieve our second loss.
Independent.ie
5
There hadn't even been time to grieve during the following ten days.
God's gift
6
Livia says we must not grieve in an excessive or unseemly way.
Daughters of the Nile
7
His sentence was pronounced; and I could only grieve, and be patient.
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus
8
These people got no real opportunity to grieve for their loved ones.
The Irish Times
9
Before the pandemic, people would come here… to grieve and bring flowers.
The South African
10
But do not grieve so for me; I am not worth it.
For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the ...
11
She had no right in the eyes of her world to grieve.
Rilla of Ingleside
12
He must take the nocturnal voyage in order not to grieve Ledscha.
Arachne — Volume 02
13
No one would grieve for her or even know what had happened.
Rebel island
14
I cannot grieve for her; but I can feel sorry for you.
The Two Destinies
15
Enter the garden; you shall have no fear, nor shall you grieve.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
16
My heart couldn't figure out whether to grieve for Dad or not.
Sister Mine
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Grieve across language varieties
United Kingdom
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New Zealand
Common
United States of America
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