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Definition of bereave verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bereave

verb

NAmE//bɪˈriv//

be bereavedVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bereave

he / she / it bereaves

past simple bereaved

-ing form bereaving

if someone is bereaved, a relative or close friend has just died The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved.

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