1 [+ obj] : to cause (someone) to feel sad or unhappy
▪ It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this. ▪ Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother. 2 : to feel or show grief or sadness [no obj] ▪ People need time to grieve after the death of a family member. ▪ The children are still grieving for their mother. = The children are grieving over their mother's death. ▪ a grieving widow [+ obj] ▪ The children are still grieving the death of their mother.
▪ It grieves me to see my brother struggling like this. ▪ Her decision to live overseas grieved her mother.







