grieve

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
2. (transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
3. (intransitive) To experience grief.
4. (archaic, transitive) To harm.
5. (transitive) To submit or file a grievance (about).

Noun

1. (obsolete) A governor of a town or province.
2. (Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

Concepts

avoir du chagrin

attrister

affliger

chagriner

désoler

s’affliger

se chagriner

peiner

se lamenter

déplorer

avoir de la peine

s’affliger vivement

se désoler

soupirer

souffrir moralement

en deuil

être affligé

être inquiet

s’inquiéter

être attristé

être chagriné

Synonymes

mourn

lament

sorrow

sadden

regret

distress

be sad

afflict

worry

in mourning

be sorrowful

feel sad

aggrieve

bewail

deplore

sad

☹️

pain

cry

😢

complain

be gloomy

be unhappy

grow sad

upset

become sad

bemoan

offend

groan

rue

fret

be mournful

be disconsolate

feel sorrowful

annoy

hurt one’s feeling

despond

sigh in admiration

pine away

be melancholy

be grieved

feel blue

torment

be dispirited

long

hurt

depress

care

repent

feel depressed

droop

downhearted

Traductions

affliggere

affliggersi

bedroeven

afligir

betrüben

verdriet doen

klagen

treuren

λυπούμαι

sich grämen

üzülmek

grieven

beproeven

betreuren

trauern

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡɹiːv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: greven

In summary

From Middle English greven, from Old French grever (“to burden”), from Latin gravō, gravāre, from adjective gravis (“grave”).
For the meaning development compare Russian тяготи́ть (tjagotítʹ, “to be a burden (on), to oppress”), Russian тужи́ть (tužítʹ, “to experience grief”), related to тяжёлый (tjažólyj, “heavy, grave”), тя́жкий (tjážkij).