come+to+grief

  • 21Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22grief — ► NOUN 1) intense sorrow, especially caused by someone s death. 2) informal trouble or annoyance. ● come to grief Cf. ↑come to grief ● good grief! Cf. ↑good grief! …

    English terms dictionary

  • 23Grief — (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Grief — Жанры Сладж, Дум метал Годы 1991 2001, 2005 2006, 2008 2009 …

    Википедия

  • 25grief — [ grif ] noun uncount ** a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died: An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child come to grief 1. ) to be …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26grief — [grēf] n. [ME gref < OFr, sorrow, grief < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness 2. a cause or the subject of such suffering 3. Informal a) irritation or… …

    English World dictionary

  • 27grief — n. 1) to express; feel, suffer grief 2) to come to grief 3) bitter, deep, inconsolable, overwhelming, profound grief 4) grief at, over 5) of grief (to die of grief) 6) (misc.) good grief ! (exclamation expressing mild dismay) * * * [griːf] deep …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28grief — [[t]gri͟ːf[/t]] griefs 1) N VAR Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness. ...a huge outpouring of national grief for the victims of the shootings... Their grief soon gave way to anger. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If something comes to grief, it fails. If… …

    English dictionary

  • 29grief — noun 1 (U) extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died (+ over/at): The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. 2 (C) something that makes you feel extremely sad: It was a grief to him that he had never had any… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30grief — Synonyms and related words: accident, ache, aching, aching heart, adversity, affliction, agony, agony of mind, anguish, apologies, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bale, bemoaning, bewailing, bitterness, bleakness, bleeding heart, blow, broken heart …

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