grieve

«grieve» in Mova's school dictionary: to feel very deep sadness, especially because someone you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (grieve, grieves, grieved, grieving)

meaning for a pupil

1) To grieve is to feel very deep sadness, especially because someone you love has died. tree →

2) To grieve for something lost, like a pet, a home or a friendship, is to feel very sad about losing it. tree →

3) In old or formal English, it grieves me means it makes me very sad. tree →

sense in the lessons

In personal and health lessons, children learn that grieving is a normal reaction to loss, that it takes time, and that talking to trusted adults helps. People grieve in different ways: crying, being quiet, feeling angry or even laughing at memories. In stories grief shows love and loss. Phrases: grieve for, grieve over, a grieving family, time to grieve.

examples

• The whole family grieved when Grandpa died. tree →
• Mia grieved for her old dog for a long time. tree →
• It is okay to cry when you are grieving. tree →
• The village grieved after the storm destroyed the old school. tree →
• Everyone grieves in their own way. tree →
• Talking about happy memories helped him grieve. tree →
• The grieving family thanked their friends for their kindness. tree →
• My father grieved when I was gone; tree →

note

Regular verb: grieved, grieving (drop the e). The noun is «grief», the adjective «grief-stricken». Spelling trap: «i before e» — grieve, grief. Grieving is not something to rush or hide; there is no right length of time.

In the corpora

• Never comment on someone's weight; you don't know if they are ill, grieving or just healthier.
• When someone dies, the cause is for the family to share; guessing about it hurts people who are grieving.
• Being told the truth gently about a pet's death helps children grieve better than being told a story.
• Being noisy at funerals and memorials can hurt grieving people for a long time.
• People grieve in different ways and at different times; tears might come weeks later, or not at all.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grieve» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.