Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) Alt. of Greeve. 2. (v. t.) To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. 3. (v. t.) To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. 4. (v. i.) To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.
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