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US
/bɝˈivd/
]
[ UK /bɪɹˈiːvd/ ]
[ UK /bɪɹˈiːvd/ ]
NOUN
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a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of
ADJECTIVE
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sorrowful through loss or deprivation
bereft of hope
How To Use bereaved In A Sentence
- The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
- A bereaved couple allow their dead son to be cloned by a sinister scientific institute in this clunking supernatural thriller. Times, Sunday Times
- His strong able-bodied cockswain did good service in cheerfully carrying his much-loved Commander, and they managed to return to the boat, and brought the two bereaved and sorrow-stricken ladies back to the “Pioneer.” A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
- Nay, the majesty of kings, is rather exalted than diminished, when they are in the chair of counsel; neither was there ever prince, bereaved of his dependences, by his counsel, except where there hath been, either an over – greatness in one counsellor, or an over – strict combination in divers; which are things soon found, and holpen. The Essays
- This experience is shared by other relatives of the bereaved. Times, Sunday Times
- Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family.
- The bereaved are normally anxious for a speedy conclusion in these tragic cases.
- She also urged reforms to ensure that bereaved relatives have legal representation at inquests. Times, Sunday Times
- And now they both broke down and sobbed aloud without a pause, like birds bereaved, like the sea eagle or taloned vulture, when villages have robbed the nests of their unfledged young.
- He said the public grief and that of the bereaved families has been enormous.