1. to feel deep sorrow, especially over someone’s death
Usage: intransitive
2. to cause someone to feel sorrow or distress
Usage: transitive

Examples

• She is still grieving the loss of her grandmother.
• The family grieved for months after the accident.
• It grieves me to see you so unhappy.
• The community grieved together at the memorial service.
• He grieved deeply over his friend’s departure.
• The news of the tragedy grieved the entire nation.
• They need time to grieve properly.