grieve

verb/ɡriːv/

Frequency rank: #9,258 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to feel intense sorrow or sadness, especially due to loss.

Illustration for the English word “grieve”

Example sentence

It is natural to grieve when you lose someone you love deeply.

Synonyms & related words

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