deprived
part of speech
adjective (deprived, more deprived, most deprived); past form of verb deprive (deprive, deprives, deprived, depriving)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deprived means not having enough of the things people need for a good life, such as money, food, good homes or schools. tree →
2) Deprived of something means kept from having it, for example "deprived of sleep". tree →
3) (formal) To be deprived of a right or thing means it was taken away from you. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and social studies lessons we read about deprived areas and how to help them. In health and safety lessons: being deprived of sleep or water is dangerous. In stories a deprived child may grow up poor or lonely. Phrases: deprived of, deprived area, sleep-deprived, a deprived childhood.
examples
- Many families in deprived areas get help from food banks. tree →
- Plants deprived of light turn pale and weak. tree →
- The tired driver was deprived of sleep. tree →
- The charity builds schools in deprived villages. tree →
- He felt deprived when his phone was taken away for a week. tree →
- The prisoners were deprived of their freedom. tree →
- Here is your own sword, which the guards deprived you of. tree →
note
Use "deprived of" + the thing missing. Noun: deprivation. Similar words: poor, disadvantaged, needy. A softer, polite word for poor in official talk. In science: a plant deprived of water wilts.
In the corpora
- "Deprived area" (official UK) means a poor neighbourhood.
- Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «deprived» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.