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bereave

/bɪˈriːv/

/bɪˈriv/

Translations

bereaveverb

bereaved

Past Simple

bereaved

Past Participle

bereaving

Gerund

/bɪˈriːv/

/bɪˈriv/

endeuillerSe dit surtout de la perte d’un être cher, notamment par décès ; registre courant à littéraire.

The tragic accident bereaved the family of their father.

L’accident tragique a endeuillé la famille en lui ôtant son père.

priverS’emploie avec de pour exprimer une privation importante ou totale.

Years of drought bereaved the land of its fertility.

Des années de sécheresse ont privé la terre de sa fertilité.

Synonyms

take away

bereaveverb

To deprive someone of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death.

The family was bereaved of their father after the tragic accident.

To deprive a person or thing of something valuable or necessary.

Years of drought bereaved the land of its fertility.