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- Dictionarybereave/bɪˈriːv/
verb
- 1. be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death: "she had recently been bereaved"
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BEREAVE definition: 1. to have a close relation or friend who has died: 2. to have a close relation or friend who has…. Learn more.
The meaning of BEREAVE is to deprive of something —usually used with of. How to use bereave in a sentence.
Bereave definition: to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of). See examples of BEREAVE used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / bɪˈriːv / uk / bɪˈriːv / be bereaved. Add to word list. to have a close relation or friend who has died: Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bite. bleed out. buy the farm idiom. coroner. death toll.
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton). 2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).
The verb bereave is used when death takes someone away from you, depriving you of their presence. Overfeeding might bereave you of beloved goldfish.
1. to deprive or rob; dispossess. now usually in the pp. bereft. she was bereft of hope or happiness. 2. to leave in a sad or lonely state, as by loss or death. 3. Obsolete. to take away by force. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
To be deprived or robbed of something or someone that holds great significance or brings immense joy. "Natural disasters often bereave families of their homes and possessions." Detailed meaning of bereave.
verb. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death. American Heritage. To deprive or rob; dispossess. She was bereft of hope or happiness. Webster's New World. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing). American Heritage. To leave in a sad or lonely state, as by loss or death. Webster's New World.
Definition of bereave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
