bereft
[ bih-reft ]
/ bɪˈrɛft /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.
adjective
deprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness.
Words nearby bereft
berea,
bereave,
bereaved,
bereavement,
berecyntia,
bereft,
berenice,
berenice's hair,
berenson,
beresford,
beret
Definition for bereft (2 of 2)
bereave
[ bih-reev ]
/ bɪˈriv /
verb (used with object), be·reaved or be·reft, be·reav·ing.
to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of): The war bereaved them of their home.
Obsolete.
to take away by violence.
Origin of bereave
OTHER WORDS FROM bereave
be·reave·ment, noun be·reav·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for bereft
British Dictionary definitions for bereft (1 of 2)
bereft
/ (bɪˈrɛft) /
adjective
(usually foll by of)
deprived; parted (from)
bereft of hope
British Dictionary definitions for bereft (2 of 2)
bereave
/ (bɪˈriːv) /
verb (tr)
(usually foll by of)
to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
obsolete
to remove by force
See also
bereft
Word Origin for bereave
Old English
bereafian; see
reave
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