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- DictionaryBe·reave/bəˈrēv/
verb
- 1. be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death: "those who counsel the bereaved"
The meaning of BEREAVE is to deprive of something —usually used with of. How to use bereave in a sentence.
The noun form of bereave is bereavement, referring to a period of mourning or or state of intense grief, especially following the death of a loved one. Bereavement can also be used more generally to mean the state of having lost something very dear.
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.
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.
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 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).
2 meanings: 1. to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death 2. obsolete to remove by force.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of bereave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C or U ] us / bɪˈriːv.mənt / uk / bɪˈriːv.mənt / Add to word list. the death of a close relation or friend: She has recently suffered a bereavement. Compare. mourning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Remembering people who have died. bereaved. dear departed. Devon. epitaph. grief. grieve. in memory of someone idiom. lamented.
To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death. To deprive or rob; dispossess. She was bereft of hope or happiness. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing). To leave in a sad or lonely state, as by loss or death. To take away by force.
