CEFR B1

bereave

verb

Meaning

bereave means to deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Death bereaved him of his wife.
The lesson showed how to bereave in a natural sentence.

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bereave (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: /bɪˈɹiːv/

Definition

Examples

Death bereaved him of his wife.
The lesson showed how to bereave in a natural sentence.

How to Use bereave

to bereave (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to bereave."
bereave in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how bereave works in context."

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