Definition of bereave in English:

bereave

verb bɪˈriːvbəˈriv

be bereaved

Be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
she had recently been bereaved
those who counsel the bereaved
Example sentencesExamples
- Votes of sympathy were extended to all the members who were recently bereaved.
- During the American occupation, she visited orphans, bereaved families and war veterans.
- This is a new charity that was set up by two families who were bereaved by suicide.
- David was always available to counsel bereaved relatives and set up a bereavement counselling service.
- Rather, bereaved families would take comfort from the belief that their son or daughter died for a greater cause.
- Candles will be lit and put on the altar by a representative from each family who have been bereaved.
- Many families have been bereaved following the deaths of men doing an honest day's work.
- There is so little we can do to comfort bereaved families but on this occasion all that could be done was done.
- A lot of people I'm encountering lately seem to have been recently bereaved.
- We wish to express our sincere condolences to all in our community who were bereaved during the year.
- In this heartland of rice paddies and small towns, family means a lot and sympathy for the recently bereaved even more.
- The event, held each December, blesses the tree at the funeral home and invites bereaved families to tie a card on to it.
- I know of one who was bereaved and had friends and family speeding to offer their support.
- He offered condolences to all who had been bereaved and thanked all who had helped out in any way during the year.
- For the survivors and relatives of the bereaved the nightmare goes on.
- Soon after this ordeal, Richard was bereaved by the death of his prematurely worn-out father.
- He is the one who has to deal with shocked witnesses, and break the news to bereaved relatives.
- The immediate response to such human tragedy must be empathy with the pain of those injured and the grief of those bereaved.
- The new booklet is dedicated to individuals and families who have been bereaved by suicide.
- The entire village is in sombre mood, with thoughts turning to the families left bereaved.
Synonyms
deprive, dispossess, rob, divest, strip
orphaned, widowed
grieving, sorrowful, lamenting
deprived, dispossessed

Origin

Old English berēafian (see be-, reave). The original sense was 'deprive of' in general.

rob from Middle English:
The words rob and robe come from the same ancient root, a word meaning ‘booty’—clothing would have been the kind of property stolen in a raid. To rob Peter to pay Paul is to take something away from one person to pay another. The expression probably refers to the apostles St Peter and St Paul, who in Christian art are often shown together as equals. Although the earliest examples feature robbery, other versions have cropped up over the centuries, such as unclothe Peter to pay Paul and borrow from Peter to pay Paul. The last example probably helped in the additional meaning ‘to pay off one debt only to incur another’. The Scottish and English reavers or reivers, who plundered each other across the border got their name from ‘to reave’, another form of the original word, and those who are bereaved (Old English) have also been robbed of something precious—bereft is the old form of the word. A rover (Middle English) was originally another form of the word, but to rove (Late Middle English) is a different word: it was originally a term in archery meaning ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’. This may be from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin.

Definition of bereave in US English:

bereave

verbbəˈrēvbəˈriv

be bereaved

Be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death.
those who counsel the bereaved
the year after they had been bereaved
Example sentencesExamples
- During the American occupation, she visited orphans, bereaved families and war veterans.
- This is a new charity that was set up by two families who were bereaved by suicide.
- He is the one who has to deal with shocked witnesses, and break the news to bereaved relatives.
- He offered condolences to all who had been bereaved and thanked all who had helped out in any way during the year.
- The event, held each December, blesses the tree at the funeral home and invites bereaved families to tie a card on to it.
- I know of one who was bereaved and had friends and family speeding to offer their support.
- A lot of people I'm encountering lately seem to have been recently bereaved.
- For the survivors and relatives of the bereaved the nightmare goes on.
- Votes of sympathy were extended to all the members who were recently bereaved.
- Soon after this ordeal, Richard was bereaved by the death of his prematurely worn-out father.
- Many families have been bereaved following the deaths of men doing an honest day's work.
- The new booklet is dedicated to individuals and families who have been bereaved by suicide.
- In this heartland of rice paddies and small towns, family means a lot and sympathy for the recently bereaved even more.
- We wish to express our sincere condolences to all in our community who were bereaved during the year.
- Candles will be lit and put on the altar by a representative from each family who have been bereaved.
- Rather, bereaved families would take comfort from the belief that their son or daughter died for a greater cause.
- David was always available to counsel bereaved relatives and set up a bereavement counselling service.
- The entire village is in sombre mood, with thoughts turning to the families left bereaved.
- The immediate response to such human tragedy must be empathy with the pain of those injured and the grief of those bereaved.
- There is so little we can do to comfort bereaved families but on this occasion all that could be done was done.
Synonyms
deprive, dispossess, rob, divest, strip
orphaned, widowed

Origin

Old English berēafian (see be-, reave). The original sense was ‘deprive of’ in general.

单词	bereave
释义	Definition of bereave in English: bereave verb bɪˈriːvbəˈriv be bereaved Be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death. she had recently been bereaved those who counsel the bereaved Example sentencesExamples Votes of sympathy were extended to all the members who were recently bereaved. During the American occupation, she visited orphans, bereaved families and war veterans. This is a new charity that was set up by two families who were bereaved by suicide. David was always available to counsel bereaved relatives and set up a bereavement counselling service. Rather, bereaved families would take comfort from the belief that their son or daughter died for a greater cause. Candles will be lit and put on the altar by a representative from each family who have been bereaved. Many families have been bereaved following the deaths of men doing an honest day's work. There is so little we can do to comfort bereaved families but on this occasion all that could be done was done. A lot of people I'm encountering lately seem to have been recently bereaved. We wish to express our sincere condolences to all in our community who were bereaved during the year. In this heartland of rice paddies and small towns, family means a lot and sympathy for the recently bereaved even more. The event, held each December, blesses the tree at the funeral home and invites bereaved families to tie a card on to it. I know of one who was bereaved and had friends and family speeding to offer their support. He offered condolences to all who had been bereaved and thanked all who had helped out in any way during the year. For the survivors and relatives of the bereaved the nightmare goes on. Soon after this ordeal, Richard was bereaved by the death of his prematurely worn-out father. He is the one who has to deal with shocked witnesses, and break the news to bereaved relatives. The immediate response to such human tragedy must be empathy with the pain of those injured and the grief of those bereaved. The new booklet is dedicated to individuals and families who have been bereaved by suicide. The entire village is in sombre mood, with thoughts turning to the families left bereaved. Synonyms deprive, dispossess, rob, divest, strip orphaned, widowed grieving, sorrowful, lamenting deprived, dispossessed Origin Old English berēafian (see be-, reave). The original sense was 'deprive of' in general. rob from Middle English: The words rob and robe come from the same ancient root, a word meaning ‘booty’—clothing would have been the kind of property stolen in a raid. To rob Peter to pay Paul is to take something away from one person to pay another. The expression probably refers to the apostles St Peter and St Paul, who in Christian art are often shown together as equals. Although the earliest examples feature robbery, other versions have cropped up over the centuries, such as unclothe Peter to pay Paul and borrow from Peter to pay Paul. The last example probably helped in the additional meaning ‘to pay off one debt only to incur another’. The Scottish and English reavers or reivers, who plundered each other across the border got their name from ‘to reave’, another form of the original word, and those who are bereaved (Old English) have also been robbed of something precious—bereft is the old form of the word. A rover (Middle English) was originally another form of the word, but to rove (Late Middle English) is a different word: it was originally a term in archery meaning ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’. This may be from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin. Definition of bereave in US English: bereave verbbəˈrēvbəˈriv be bereaved Be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death. those who counsel the bereaved the year after they had been bereaved Example sentencesExamples During the American occupation, she visited orphans, bereaved families and war veterans. This is a new charity that was set up by two families who were bereaved by suicide. He is the one who has to deal with shocked witnesses, and break the news to bereaved relatives. He offered condolences to all who had been bereaved and thanked all who had helped out in any way during the year. The event, held each December, blesses the tree at the funeral home and invites bereaved families to tie a card on to it. I know of one who was bereaved and had friends and family speeding to offer their support. A lot of people I'm encountering lately seem to have been recently bereaved. For the survivors and relatives of the bereaved the nightmare goes on. Votes of sympathy were extended to all the members who were recently bereaved. Soon after this ordeal, Richard was bereaved by the death of his prematurely worn-out father. Many families have been bereaved following the deaths of men doing an honest day's work. The new booklet is dedicated to individuals and families who have been bereaved by suicide. In this heartland of rice paddies and small towns, family means a lot and sympathy for the recently bereaved even more. We wish to express our sincere condolences to all in our community who were bereaved during the year. Candles will be lit and put on the altar by a representative from each family who have been bereaved. Rather, bereaved families would take comfort from the belief that their son or daughter died for a greater cause. David was always available to counsel bereaved relatives and set up a bereavement counselling service. The entire village is in sombre mood, with thoughts turning to the families left bereaved. The immediate response to such human tragedy must be empathy with the pain of those injured and the grief of those bereaved. There is so little we can do to comfort bereaved families but on this occasion all that could be done was done. Synonyms deprive, dispossess, rob, divest, strip orphaned, widowed Origin Old English berēafian (see be-, reave). The original sense was ‘deprive of’ in general.
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