Grieved

Grieved is the past tense of the verb grieve and can also function as an adjective. As a verb, grieved expresses that someone experienced sorrow or distress as a result of loss, disappointment, or misfortune. It can be used transitively, as in "to grieve someone" (to cause someone to feel sorrow), or intransitively, as in "she grieved for her sister" or "they grieved after the accident." As an adjective, "grieved" describes someone who is afflicted by grief or a situation that causes sorrow, for example "a grieved family" or "grieved by the news." In modern usage, "grieve" tends to imply a personal sense of loss; other verbs like mourn and lament are often used in broader contexts of sorrow.

Etymology: Grieve derives from Old French grever, from Latin gravare "to burden" or "to weigh down," from gravis "heavy." The form grieved developed in Middle English and has remained in use for expressing sorrow.

Usage notes: While common in literary and formal writing, sentences with "grieved" as adjective are less frequent in everyday conversation. In obituaries and reflective prose, "grieved" often accompanies references to loss, whereas "bereaved" is a more typical term for the person affected.

See also: grief, mourning, bereavement, lament, sorrow.