bereft

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

simple past and past participle of bereave

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Pained by the loss of someone.
2. (not-comparable) Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
3. (not-comparable) Lacking, devoid of.

bereave

1. (transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
3. (transitive) To deprive of power; prevent.
4. (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
5. (intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off.

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Sinonieme

bereaved

deprived

unbeloved

lovelorn

grieving

free

🆓

grief-stricken

mourning

sorrowing

devoid

awanting

destitute

vacant

divested

lacking

Vertalings

viduata

berauben

ثكل

ثكلان

ثكلى

ثواكل

deficient

afligit

mancat

freturós

apesarat

pesarós

entristit

ثكلا

ثاكل

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bəˈɹɛft/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bireft

Verwante met Middle English: bireven

In summary

From Middle English bireft, v. Middle English bireven. Synchronically a form of bereaved; compare leave and left.