bereave
To deprive by or as if by violenceTo deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
» He was bereft of all hope.
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5 senses(transitive)To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
deprive through death
(transitive)To deprive of power; prevent.
(transitive)To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
Death bereaved him of his wife.
The family has been recently bereaved.
berauben
отнима́тьotnimátʹ, лиша́тьlišátʹ
відбиратиvidbyraty, позбавлятиpozbavljaty
(intransitive, rare)To destroy life; cut off.
(obsolete, transitive)To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
Examples
12 sentencesHe was bereft of all hope.
He was bereaved of his son.
She was bereft of all hope.
She was bereaved of a son.
The accident bereaved her of her husband.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive ofInherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- + reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn).
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Forms
bereaves, bereaving, bereaved, bereavedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle