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Meaning of Grieve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ɡɹiːv

Definitions

A surname.
A governor of a town or province.
obsolete
A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
Scotland

Equivalents

العربية إحزن

Deutsch Trauern

Esperanto aflikti ĉagreni malĝojigi

Español contristar contristarse desolar desolarse enlutarse estar de luto estar en duelo lamentar penar penarse sufrir la pérdida

Suomi murehtia surra

Français attrister avoir du chagrin chagriner être affligé griève

Gaeilge buair

Gàidhlig caoidh caoin

Galego pesar

Magyar bánt elszomorít gyászol

Հայերեն ողբալ սգալ

Italiano affliggere affliggersi

日本語嘆忳怊慟戚

한국어 摧

Kurdî pesar

Nederlands bedroeven betreuren treuren

Polski rozpaczać

Português afligir sofrer por

Русский горевать огорчать огорчи́ть оплакивать скорбеть

Svenska sörja

Kiswahili kuhuzunika

తెలుగు శోకించు

Türkçe üzmek üzülmek

Українська засмутити засму́чувати

Tiếng Việt đầu lòng

Examples

“1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.”

“[T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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