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bereaved

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

bereavednoun

bereaved

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

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

Definitions

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

Counselors offered support to the bereaved after the accident.

Synonyms

the bereft

bereavedadjective

more bereaved

Comp.

most bereaved

Super.

/bɪˈriːvd/

/bɪˈrivd/

Translations

скорбящий

The bereaved family gathered to remember their loved one.

Скорбящая семья собралась, чтобы вспомнить своего близкого.

Additional translations

лишившийся

опечаленный

Definitions

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

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

Synonyms

bereaveverb

bereaved

Past Simple

bereaved

Past Simple

bereaved

Past Participle

bereaving

Gerund

/bɪˈriːv/

/bɪˈriv/

Translations

лишать

The war will bereave many families of their loved ones.

Война лишит многие семьи их близких.

Additional translations

обездолить

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

take away