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bereft

Translations

bereftpast participle
Functions as an adjective formed from the past participle of the verb “bereave”; regularly used predicatively (‘bereft of’).
privéAvec la préposition « de » ; registre neutre et courant.
After the crash the survivors were bereft of food and water.
Après le crash, les survivants étaient privés de nourriture et d’eau.
désemparéEmploi figuré pour exprimer la solitude, le désarroi ou l’abattement après une perte.
He looked utterly bereft when his dog ran away.
Il avait l’air complètement désemparé quand son chien s’est enfui.
Additional translations
dépourvuAvec la préposition « de » ; variante plus soutenue.
bereaveverb

bereft

Past Simple

bereaved
Past Simple
bereaved
Past Participle
bereaving
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈriːv/
US
/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
strip
take away
divest
rob
deprive

Definitions

bereftpast participle
Deprived of or lacking something that is wanted, needed, or expected (usually followed by “of”).
After the crash the survivors were bereft of food and water.
Lonely and desolate; forlorn.
He looked utterly bereft when his dog ran 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.
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