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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.
Learn the meaning of bereave, a verb that means to deprive of something, especially by force or death. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for bereave.
Bereave means to deprive and make desolate, especially by death. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of bereave, and see how it differs from grieve.
Definition of bereave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The bereavement experience following home-based family caregiving for persons with advanced cancer. From the Cambridge English Corpus. We focused on the effect of bereavement on memory functioning in a sample of 1144 older persons who were married at baseline. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Bereave means to take a loved one from someone, especially by death, or to take something valuable or necessary from someone or something. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of bereave in English and other languages.
James S. Kunen, New York Times Book Review, 19 Mar. 1995 In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human.
