bereave
/bɪˈriːv/verb
उच्चारण बिरीव
(किसी प्रिय की मृत्यु से) वंचित होना
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[T] be bereaved formal
to have a relative or close friend die
(किसी प्रिय की मृत्यु से) वंचित होना
- She was bereaved of her father last year.
Synonyms deprive rob dispossess
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: bereaved (having lost a relative or friend through death: 'the bereaved family') and bereft (lacking something completely: 'bereft of hope', 'bereft of ideas').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: bereaved (मृत्यु से किसी संबंधी या मित्र को खो चुका: 'the bereaved family') और bereft (किसी चीज़ से पूरी तरह वंचित: 'bereft of hope', 'bereft of ideas')।
Keep the loss words together: bereaved, orphaned (having lost both parents), widowed (having lost a husband or wife), grief-stricken, mourning.
हानि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bereaved, orphaned (माता-पिता दोनों खो चुका), widowed (पति या पत्नी खो चुका), grief-stricken, mourning।
§Grammar and usage
The noun bereavement means the death of a relative or friend ('bereavement leave').
Noun bereavement का अर्थ किसी संबंधी या मित्र की मृत्यु है ('bereavement leave')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Offer condolences to the bereaved.
Collocation 'offer condolences to the bereaved'।