verb
begrieve
Begrieve (verb) means to feel sad about something, or mourn over it.
verb
1
To feel sad about something, or mourn over it.
"He also marvels at a hoard of holy relics, begrieving the lack of care shown by their new keepers. Near Namur on the Meuse he describes a hermits' lodge carved in stone with the internal movable contrivance representing the Passion."
— Sven-Olof Lindquist, Birgitta Radhe (1989)
""There lies Jack Spratt; alas, he could eat no more fat. And beside him his fat wife who used to lick the platter clean. Ah, it begrieves me to see them here.""
— Lewis Burke Frumkes, Metapunctuation: When a Comma Isn't Enough (2000)
2
To make someone feel sad or sorrowful.
"It was begrieving to see how the intrusion of even a smattering of pride and moral standards could impede on what had always been a carefree, shiftless life."
— Cameron Judd, Passage to Natchez (1996)
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Etymology
Formed from the prefix be- (“around, about, over”) and grieve.
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What is the meaning of begrieve?
"begrieve" (verb) means to feel sad about something, or mourn over it.
What is another word for begrieve?
Other words for "begrieve" include grieven, lament, keen, deplore, beweep, bewail.
What are the different meanings of begrieve?
"begrieve" has 2 main meanings: 1. To feel sad about something, or mourn over it; 2. To make someone feel sad or sorrowful.
