grieves
/ɡɹiːvz/
grieves is the plural of grief.
grieves is the plural of grieve.
grieves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grieve.
Meaning of grief
Noun
grief (countable and uncountable, plural griefs or grieves)
- Suffering, hardship.
- The neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
- Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
- She was worn out from so much grief.
- Synonyms:
- dejection, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, depression, despondency, distress
- A cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.
- Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:4
- Synonyms:
- hardship, sorrow, affliction, aggrievance, distress, grievance, misery, ruth, sadness, undelight
Meaning of grieve
Noun
grieve (plural grieves)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Grieves
Grieves
- A surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Grieves
Grieves
- plural of Grieve
Words that rhyme with grieves
Questions about grieves
- What does grieves mean?
- Grieves means a surname.
- What is grieves the plural of?
- Grieves is the plural of grief.
- What part of speech is grieves?
- Grieves is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce grieves?
- Grieves is pronounced /ɡɹiːvz/.
Words near grieves in the dictionary
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