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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.

Synonyms

the bereft

bereavedadjective

more bereaved

Comp.

most bereaved

Super.

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

скорбящий

The bereaved family gathered to remember their loved one.

Скорбящая семья собралась, чтобы вспомнить своего близкого.

Additional translations

Synonyms

bereaveverb

bereaved

Past Simple

bereaved

Past Simple

bereaved

Past Participle

bereaving

Gerund

/bɪˈriːv/

/bɪˈriv/

лишать

The war will bereave many families of their loved ones.

Война лишит многие семьи их близких.

Additional translations

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.