grieves
SayGREEVZ/ɡɹiːvz/
- 1The form of grieve used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
She still grieves for the friend she lost last winter.
The whole town grieves whenever a young person dies.
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- 2Plural of grief. Use this older form when talking about more than one sorrow.
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- 3Plural of grieve, the workers who manage a farm for its owner.
The estate's grieves met each morning to hand out the day's tasks.
Two grieves walked the fields to check on the new crops.
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grieves is a form of grief
grief, noun: Deep sadness that comes from losing someone or something you love. Full entry
- Spelling
- grief → grieves: change f to v, add -es
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