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bereaved

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

Translations

bereavednoun

bereaved

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

Used mainly collectively for people who have lost a loved one; can also refer to an individual person.

endeuilléAu pluriel, désigne les personnes frappées par un deuil.

Counselors offered support to the bereaved after the accident.

Des conseillers ont offert leur soutien aux endeuillés après l’accident.

Synonyms

the bereft

bereavedadjective

more bereaved

Comp.

most bereaved

Super.

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

endeuillé

The bereaved family gathered to support each other during the difficult time.

La famille endeuillée s’est réunie pour se soutenir pendant cette période difficile.

Synonyms

bereaveverb

bereaved

Past Simple

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

Definitions

bereavednoun

A person or group of people who have recently lost a loved one through death.

Counselors offered support to the bereaved after the accident.

bereavedadjective

Suffering the loss of a loved one, especially through death.

The bereaved family gathered to support each other during the difficult time.

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.