bereaved

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Simple past tense and past participle of bereave
having suffered the death of a loved one

bereaved relatives.

{s} bereft, deprived, suffering from loss
{i} person or persons that mourns a loss
past of bereave
sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope
A bereaved person is one who has a relative or close friend who has recently died. Mr Dinkins visited the bereaved family to offer comfort. The bereaved are people who are bereaved. He wanted to show his sympathy for the bereaved
sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
bereaved families
families who have had a loved one die
bereave
To take away someone or something important or close

The castaways were bereft of hope.

bereave
to make desolate with loneliness and grief
bereave
{v} to deprive, strip, rob
bereave
deprive through death
bereave
To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; with of before the person or thing taken away
bereave
To take away from
bereave
To take someone or something important or close
bereave
To take away
bereave
{f} deprive; be deprived, suffer loss
bereaved

    Turkish pronunciation

    bırivd

    Pronunciation

    /bərˈēvd/ /bɜrˈiːvd/

    Etymology

    [ bi-'rEv ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. Middle English bereven, from Old English berEafian, from be- + rEafian to rob; more at REAVE.
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