bereaved

«bereaved» in Mova's school dictionary: Having lost a close family member or friend because they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (bereaved); noun (the bereaved — people who are grieving)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having lost a close family member or friend because they died. tree →

2) (noun, the bereaved) People whose loved one has recently died. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used gently in adult life, news and church: the bereaved family, support for the bereaved. It tells the reader someone is grieving. Schools and churches offer care for bereaved children. Phrases: bereaved family, recently bereaved, support for the bereaved.

examples

• The bereaved family thanked everyone for their kind messages. tree →
• Our class made cards for a bereaved classmate. tree →
• The vicar comforted the bereaved at the funeral. tree →
• Recently bereaved people may feel sad for a long time. tree →
• The charity helps bereaved children. tree →
• We should be gentle with someone who is bereaved. tree →
• The bereaved mother planted a tree in her son's memory. tree →
• The bereaved father and daughter were wild with grief, and they abandoned themselves to their bitter sorrow. tree →

note

A respectful, gentle word. Noun: bereavement (the loss). "The bereaved" can mean one or many people. Related verb bereave (rare). Not the same as "brave".

In the corpora

• And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bereaved» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.