"bereave" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈɹiːv/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-bereave.ogg , en-au-bereave.ogg Forms: bereaves [present, singular, third-person], bereaving [participle, present], bereaved [participle, past], bereaved [past], bereft [participle, past], bereft [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: Inherited 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). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*Hrewp-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|bireven|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English bireven, {{inh+|en|enm|bireven}} Inherited from Middle English bireven, {{inh|en|ang|berēafian|t=to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil}} Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*biraubōną}} Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, {{der|en|ang|berēofan|t=to bereave, deprive, rob of}} Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”), {{af|en|be-|reave}} be- + reave, {{cog|nl|beroven|t=to rob, deprive, bereave}} Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), {{cog|de|berauben|t=to deprive, rob, bereave}} German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), {{cog|da|berøve|t=to deprive of}} Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), {{cog|no|berøve|t=to deprive}} Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), {{cog|sv|beröva|t=to rob}} Swedish beröva (“to rob”), {{cog|got|𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽}} Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=bereft}} bereave (third-person singular simple present bereaves, present participle bereaving, simple past and past participle bereaved or bereft)
  1. (transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bereave-en-verb-nT51c~Sw
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence. Tags: obsolete, transitive
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  3. (transitive) To deprive of power; prevent. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bereave-en-verb-ye8e~eAO
  4. (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive. Tags: transitive Translations (take away someone or something important or close): отнемам (otnemam) (Bulgarian), лишавам от (lišavam ot) (Bulgarian), připravit pf o co (Czech), berøve (Danish), beroven (Dutch), ontnemen (Dutch), riistää (Finnish), arracher (French), berauben (German), megfoszt (Hungarian), svipta (Icelandic), ræna (Icelandic), svipta ástvinum (english: take away loved ones) (Icelandic), privare (Italian), viduō (Latin), prīvō (Latin), spoliō (Latin), strūdan (Old English), zabierać (Polish), pozbawiać (Polish), odbierać (Polish), espoliar (Portuguese), отнима́ть (otnimátʹ) (Russian), лиша́ть (lišátʹ) (Russian), arrebatar (Spanish), despojar (Spanish), desposeer (Spanish), privar (Spanish), beröva (Swedish), frånta (Swedish), відбирати (vidbyraty) (Ukrainian), позбавляти (pozbavljaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bereave-en-verb-86bbIK6s Disambiguation of 'take away someone or something important or close': 7 37 4 49 3
  5. (intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-bereave-en-verb-dfXMm1wL Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be-, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 10 17 9 15 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 8 34 5 9 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bereavable, bereavement, bereaver Related terms: reave

Inflected forms

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          "text": "All your interest in those territories / Is utterly bereft you; all is lost.",
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      "roman": "otnemam",
      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "отнемам"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "word": "ontnemen"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "riistää"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "arracher"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "word": "svipta"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "word": "viduō"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "odbierać"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "espoliar"
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      "word": "отнима́ть"
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "beröva"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "frånta"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidbyraty",
      "sense": "take away someone or something important or close",
      "word": "відбирати"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "pozbavljaty",
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