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Bereave

verb/kˈæpɚɹəlz/
Definition
deprive through death
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæpɚɹəlz/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐstˈiːp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐstˈiːp/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚɹəlz/.
Word Forms
bereavementnounstate of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
berauben
durch den Tod berauben
🇫🇷French
priver
priver par la mort
🇪🇸Spanish
privar
privar a través de la muerte
🇮🇹Italian
lutto
privare attraverso la morte
🇳🇱Dutch
beroven
ontnemen door de dood
🇵🇹Portuguese
enlutado
privar através da morte
🇷🇺Russian
скорбеть
лишить через смерть
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वंचित करना
मृत्यु के माध्यम से वंचित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
শোক
মৃত্যুর মাধ্যমে বঞ্চিত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
பிரிந்துவிடு
மரணத்தின் மூலம் பறிக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
వియోగం
మరణం ద్వారా అందకుండా
🇮🇳Marathi
शोक
मृत्यूद्वारे वंचित करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
શોક
મૃત્યુ દ્વારા વંચિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿರಹ
ಸಾವಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ವಂಚಿತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിരിയുക
മരണത്തിലൂടെ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੋਗ
ਮੌਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵੰਚਿਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
سوگوار
موت کے ذریعے محروم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
失去亲人
通过死亡剥夺
🇯🇵Japanese
死別する
死によって奪う
🇰🇷Korean
남기다
죽음으로 빼앗다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tang chế
tước đoạt cái chết
🇹🇭Thai
ปลิดชีพ
ปราศจากความตาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kehilangan
menghilangkan melalui kematian
🇵🇭Filipino
mangulila
ipagkait sa pamamagitan ng kamatayan
🇲🇾Malay
berduka
merampas melalui kematian
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثكل
الحرمان من خلال الموت
🇮🇷Persian
داغدار شدن
محروم کردن از طریق مرگ
🇹🇷Turkish
yas tutmak
ölüm yoluyla mahrum etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לשכול
לשלול דרך המוות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bereave'?
The primary meaning of 'bereave' is 'deprive through death'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bereave' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bereave' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bereave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bereave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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