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bereft

/bɪˈreft/

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adjective

/bɪˈreft/C2formal
  • ruОписывает состояние лишения или отсутствия чего-либо, часто используется с предлогом 'of' (например, лишённый надежды).

Describes a state of being deprived of or lacking something, often used with 'of' (e.g., bereft of hope).

  1. Deprived or lackingC1formal

    Feeling a great sense of loss or being deprived of something, especially a quality or possession.

    ruЛишённый

    • After the fire, she felt bereft of all her belongings.
    • He was bereft of hope after the failed surgery.
    • The family was left bereft after the sudden death of their father.

    Synonymsdepriveddesolatedestitutelackingstrippedwantingwithout

    Antonymsendowedequippedpossessed

  2. Unhappy in loveC1formal

    Suffering from unrequited love or a painful romantic loss.

    ruНесчастный в любви

    • He wandered the streets, bereft and heartbroken after she left.
    • She felt utterly bereft when her lover married another.
    • The poem describes a soul bereft of love and companionship.

    Synonymslovelornlovesickpining

Forms
  • more bereft comparative form
  • most bereft superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

bereave/bɪˈriːv/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия лишения кого-либо близкого человека в результате смерти или отнятия чего-то ценного или дорогого.

A verb used to indicate the act of depriving someone of a loved one through death, or of taking away something valuable or cherished.

irregular verb

  1. Deprive of a loved oneC1formal

    To be deprived of a close relative or friend through their death.

    ruЛишить близкого человека

    • The accident bereaved the family of their youngest son.
    • She was bereaved of her husband last year.
    • Many families were bereaved by the war.
  2. Deprive of something valuableC2formal

    To take away something important or cherished from someone.

    ruЛишить

    • The scandal bereaved him of his reputation.
    • The storm bereaved the village of its crops.
    • His illness bereaved him of the ability to walk.

    Synonymsdenydeprivedespoildispossessdivestrelieverobstriptake away

    Antonymsbestowendowgrantprovide

Forms
  • bereaved past participle
  • bereft past participle
  • bereaved past simple
  • bereft past simple
  • bereaving present participle
  • bereaves third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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