Definitions for bereave
bɪˈrivbe·reave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bereaveverb

   deprive through death

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bereaveverb

   To deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip.

2. bereaveverb

   To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

3. bereaveverb

   To deprive of power; prevent.

4. bereaveverb

   To take away someone or something important or close; deprive.

5. bereaveverb

   To destroy life; cut off.

6. Etymology: From bereven, from bereafian and bereofan; both equivalent to. Cognate with beroven, berauben, berove, berove, berova.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To BEREAVEverb

   preter. I bereaved, or bereft.

   Etymology: bereofian , Saxon.

   1. To strip of; to deprive of. It has generally the particle of before the thing taken away.

   Madam, you have bereft me of all words,
   Only my blood speaks to you in my veins. William Shakespeare, M. of V.

   That when thou com’st to kneel at Henry’s feet,
   Thou may’st bereave him of his wits with wonder. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

   There was never a prince bereaved of his dependences by his council, except there hath been either an overgreatness in one counsellor. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   The sacred priests with ready knives bereave
   The beasts of life. John Dryden, Æneid.

   To deprive us of metals, is to make us mere savages; it is to bereave us of all arts and sciences, of history and letters, nay of revealed religion too, that inestimable favour of heaven. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   2. Sometimes it is used without of.

   Bereave me not,
   Whereon I live! thy gentle looks, thy aid,
   Thy counsel, in this uttermost distress. Parad. Lost, b. x.

   3. To take away from.

   All your interest in those territories
   Is utterly bereft you, all is lost. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

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1. bereave

   Bereave refers to being deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death. It is the state or condition caused by loss through death or the act of depriving somebody of something or someone they love.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bereaveverb

   to make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away

2. Bereaveverb

   to take away from

3. Bereaveverb

   to take away

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bereave

   be-rēv′, v.t. to rob a person of anything valued: to leave destitute:—pa.t. and pa.p. bereaved′—the latter also Bereft′.—adj. Bereaved′, robbed by death of some dear relative or friend.—n. Bereave&prprime;ment, the fact or state of being so bereaved. [A.S. beréafian, to plunder. See Reave.]

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1. • Deprive

How to pronounce bereave?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bereave in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bereave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bereave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bereave
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bereave
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bereave
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bereave