bereavement
part of speech
noun (a bereavement, bereavements; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) The loss of a close relative or friend because they have died. tree →
2) The sadness and time after such a loss. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used gently in school and work: bereavement leave, bereavement support, a family bereavement. It is a kind, formal way to speak about a death. Phrases: suffer a bereavement, family bereavement, bereavement counselling.
examples
- She was off school because of a family bereavement. tree →
- The school offers bereavement support to pupils. tree →
- After a bereavement, it's normal to feel very sad. tree →
- He took bereavement leave from work. tree →
- Talking to someone helps after a bereavement. tree →
- We sent a card to show we cared about their bereavement. tree →
note
Formal; related adjective bereaved (the bereaved family). Gentle words for dying: passed away, lost (euphemisms). Countable when it means one death in the family.
In the corpora
- Many churches run bereavement support groups; people of all beliefs use counsellors and helplines.
- They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bereavement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.