bereaved : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bereaved	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bereaved adj sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" Synonym(s): bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a) n a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" Synonym(s): bereaved, bereaved person
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bereave \Bereave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved}, {Bereft}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[a0]fian. See {Be-}, and {Reave.}] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away. Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak. Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell. 2. To take away from. [Obs.] All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak. 3. To take away. [Obs.] Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe. Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved* is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength. Syn: To dispossess; to divest.