bereave

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈriːv/

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Verb

Plain form bereave

Third-person singular bereaves

Past tense bereaved

Past participle bereaved

Present participle bereaving

1. (transitive) If you bereave, you take someone or something away from a person that is important or close.