Bereave
verb
To take away something or someone loved or important by force or through a negative event.
She was bereaved of her husband when he tragically died in the accident.
Often appears as...
- bereaved of her children
- bereaved of his wealth
verb
To leave someone feeling lonely and sad through the death of a loved one.
She was deeply bereaved when her grandmother passed away.
Often appears as...
- bereaved family
- bereaved parents
verb
To take away something or someone loved or important by force or through a negative event.
She was bereaved of her husband when he tragically died in the accident.
Often appears as...
- bereaved of her children
- bereaved of his wealth
verb
To leave someone feeling lonely and sad through the death of a loved one.
She was deeply bereaved when her grandmother passed away.
Often appears as...
- bereaved family
- bereaved parents
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Loss
Use 'bereave' when a valuable person or thing is lost unwillingly and it's out of one’s control.
The community was bereaved of its leader after the unexpected coup.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotion
'Bereave' implies a deep sense of loss, often bringing strong emotional pain.
He felt utterly bereaved of hope after the verdict was announced.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreplaceability
The loss suggested by 'bereave' usually concerns something irreplaceable, not common objects.
The flood bereaved the villagers of their ancestral homes.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Loss
Use 'bereave' when a valuable person or thing is lost unwillingly and it's out of one’s control.
The community was bereaved of its leader after the unexpected coup.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotion
'Bereave' implies a deep sense of loss, often bringing strong emotional pain.
He felt utterly bereaved of hope after the verdict was announced.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreplaceability
The loss suggested by 'bereave' usually concerns something irreplaceable, not common objects.
The flood bereaved the villagers of their ancestral homes.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Loss
Use 'bereave' when a valuable person or thing is lost unwillingly and it's out of one’s control.
The community was bereaved of its leader after the unexpected coup.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Emotion
'Bereave' implies a deep sense of loss, often bringing strong emotional pain.
He felt utterly bereaved of hope after the verdict was announced.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreplaceability
The loss suggested by 'bereave' usually concerns something irreplaceable, not common objects.
The flood bereaved the villagers of their ancestral homes.
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Why sleep matters now...
dreaming about some of those difficult traumatic experiences it can actually be beneficial that it leads to clinical resolution of things such as depression and trauma and bereavement so there is a relationship between our waking life in our Dreaming life when it comes to emotional health and we do think that
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David Kessler: How to...
They're not linear, they're not a map for grief, there's no one right way to do grief. And I think as people experience them, and also, as you know, and some people may know, I'm not only a grief specialist, but I'm a bereaved parent. I had a younger son, David, die a few years ago.
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3 secrets of resilient...
I'd done the research, I had the tools, I wanted to know how useful they would be to me now in the face of such an enormous mountain to climb. Now, I have to confess at this point, I didn't really know that any of this was going to work. Parental bereavement is widely acknowledged
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Want to be happy? Be...
On the personal level, we cannot be grateful for the loss of a friend, for unfaithfulness, for bereavement. But I didn't say we can be grateful for everything. I said we can be grateful in every given moment for the opportunity,
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From Revenge to...
partnered together and with other Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families and said we gonna put an end to this cycle people use our stories and use us to spread more hatred and more vengeance and we said enough is enough
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Grief and love in the...
The mother removed herself from all her friends, from her grooming networks, and just stayed by herself for weeks -- bereavement -- and she then slowly recovered. So we have bereaved baboons.
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Talk about your death...
I call it my investment property. But sadly, there's no tax deduction. So if you plan for your death, then your survivors will know how to experience a healthy bereavement
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Penguins Kidnapping...
The bereaved couples are desperate. They look for another chick to care for and they don't mind if it's someone else's.
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Lily-Trotters Mating...
and the bereaved male makes with the murderer of his chicks again and again
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Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
the bereaved couples are desperate they look for another chick to care for
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Why sleep matters now...
dreaming about some of those difficult traumatic experiences it can actually be beneficial that it leads to clinical resolution of things such as depression and trauma and bereavement so there is a relationship between our waking life in our Dreaming life when it comes to emotional health and we do think that
Video examples
David Kessler: How to...
They're not linear, they're not a map for grief, there's no one right way to do grief. And I think as people experience them, and also, as you know, and some people may know, I'm not only a grief specialist, but I'm a bereaved parent. I had a younger son, David, die a few years ago.
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
I'd done the research, I had the tools, I wanted to know how useful they would be to me now in the face of such an enormous mountain to climb. Now, I have to confess at this point, I didn't really know that any of this was going to work. Parental bereavement is widely acknowledged
Video examples
Want to be happy? Be...
On the personal level, we cannot be grateful for the loss of a friend, for unfaithfulness, for bereavement. But I didn't say we can be grateful for everything. I said we can be grateful in every given moment for the opportunity,
Video examples
From Revenge to...
partnered together and with other Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families and said we gonna put an end to this cycle people use our stories and use us to spread more hatred and more vengeance and we said enough is enough
Video examples
Grief and love in the...
The mother removed herself from all her friends, from her grooming networks, and just stayed by herself for weeks -- bereavement -- and she then slowly recovered. So we have bereaved baboons.
Video examples
Talk about your death...
I call it my investment property. But sadly, there's no tax deduction. So if you plan for your death, then your survivors will know how to experience a healthy bereavement
Video examples
Penguins Kidnapping...
The bereaved couples are desperate. They look for another chick to care for and they don't mind if it's someone else's.
Video examples
Lily-Trotters Mating...
and the bereaved male makes with the murderer of his chicks again and again
Video examples
Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
the bereaved couples are desperate they look for another chick to care for
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Luciana Berger
British Politician
Stress is part of life. It is something we all experience from time to time. Sometimes it reflects our own busy lifestyles or key moments such as exams, moving house, organising an event, or coping with a bereavement. Often it is associated with work: meeting a deadline, dealing with difficult people, or meeting stretching targets.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Crime is interesting. It's huge and fascinating, and it's what my business, TV and film, is largely based on. But the realities are tragic, and in crime drama you rarely see the pain of bereavement or any consequences. It's reduced to a chess game.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.
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Andrew Strauss
English Athlete
Until you go through a bereavement, you don't know how you will cope. What we have found out is that life is completely different. The foundations that you have been building all your life are knocked down.
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Jon Hopkins
English Musician
It's extraordinary to hear from people who are bereaved, or gone through a divorce, and they still take the time to tell me how a certain track or album helped them through tough times, or kept them sane.
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Mary Berry
British Chef
When our William was killed, there wasn't a child bereavement charity. I was extremely blessed with a very close family, wonderful friends, a supportive husband, and two further children.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
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William Inge
English Clergyman
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
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Sheila Hancock
When you've been bereaved, you expect other people to rescue you, but I'm afraid they can't - it's down to you.
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Yitzhak Shamir
Israeli Statesman
Wars have not solved anything in our region. They have only caused misery, suffering, bereavement, and hatred.
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Luciana Berger
British Politician
Stress is part of life. It is something we all experience from time to time. Sometimes it reflects our own busy lifestyles or key moments such as exams, moving house, organising an event, or coping with a bereavement. Often it is associated with work: meeting a deadline, dealing with difficult people, or meeting stretching targets.
Quote examples
Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Crime is interesting. It's huge and fascinating, and it's what my business, TV and film, is largely based on. But the realities are tragic, and in crime drama you rarely see the pain of bereavement or any consequences. It's reduced to a chess game.
Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.
Quote examples
Andrew Strauss
English Athlete
Until you go through a bereavement, you don't know how you will cope. What we have found out is that life is completely different. The foundations that you have been building all your life are knocked down.
Quote examples
Jon Hopkins
English Musician
It's extraordinary to hear from people who are bereaved, or gone through a divorce, and they still take the time to tell me how a certain track or album helped them through tough times, or kept them sane.
Quote examples
Mary Berry
British Chef
When our William was killed, there wasn't a child bereavement charity. I was extremely blessed with a very close family, wonderful friends, a supportive husband, and two further children.
Quote examples
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
Quote examples
William Inge
English Clergyman
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love.
Quote examples
Sheila Hancock
When you've been bereaved, you expect other people to rescue you, but I'm afraid they can't - it's down to you.
Quote examples
Yitzhak Shamir
Israeli Statesman
Wars have not solved anything in our region. They have only caused misery, suffering, bereavement, and hatred.
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