bereave

[US]/bɪˈriːv/
[UK]/bɪˈriːv/

Translation

vt.deprive of something; vt. leave in a state of loneliness.
Word Forms
Past Participlebereaved
Past Tensebereaved
Third Person Singularbereaves
Present Participlebereaving

Phrases & Collocations

deeply bereaved

dybt berøvet

bereaved family

berøvet familie

Example Sentences

the affliction of a bereaved family;

en sørgetofts familiens sorg;

He was bereaved of his wife last year.

Han blev berøvet sin kone sidste år.

The bereaved has entered the church. The bereaved were comforted by their friends.

De berørte er trådt ind i kirken. De berørte blev trøstet af deres venner.

a bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow.

En berøvet person har brug for tid til at bearbejde deres sorg.

We extended our condolences to the bereaved family.

Vi udtrykte vores kondolencer til den berørte familie.

The recent outbreak of hepatitis bereaved the happy family of three members.

Det nylige udbrud af hepatitis berøvede den lykkelige familie af tre medlemmer.

Illness bereaved her of her husband.

Sygdom berøvede hende for hendes mand.

7.Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair.

7.Udenfor vil sværdet berøve, Og indeni terror Både ung mand og jomfru, Den spæde med den gråhårede mand.

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