The Bereaved

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• the bereaved — UK [bɪˈriːvd] US [bɪˈrivd] noun [singular the bereaved plural the bereaved] someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   Useful english dictionary

• the bereaved — UK [bɪˈriːvd] / US [bɪˈrɪvd] noun Word forms the bereaved : singular the bereaved plural the bereaved someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   English dictionary

• bereaved — bereaved, bereft The verb bereave, meaning ‘to deprive (someone)’, is normally used in the passive. When the meaning refers in general ways to possessions, feelings, etc., the past participle is bereft: • Without her, he felt bereft as a child at …   Modern English usage

• bereaved — [bērēvd′] adj. grieving over the death of a relative or friend the bereaved the survivors of a person who has died recently …   English World dictionary

• The Ballad of Birmingham — is a poem written by African American poet Dudley Randall (1914 2000). The poem was inspired by the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that resulted in the death of four young girls. Just as the poem suggests,… …   Wikipedia

• bereaved — [[t]bɪri͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A bereaved person is one who has a relative or close friend who has recently died. Mr Dinkins visited the bereaved family to offer comfort. N PLURAL: the N The bereaved are people who are bereaved. He wanted to… …   English dictionary

• bereaved — be|reaved [bıˈri:vd] adj [: Old English; Origin: bereafian, from reafian to rob ] 1.) having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died ▪ a bereaved mother 2.) the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bereaved — adjective formal 1 having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died: a bereaved mother 2 the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative has just died: Our sympathies go to the bereaved …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bereaved — /bi reevd /, adj. 1. (of a person) greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one. n. 2. a bereaved person or persons (usually prec. by the): to extend condolences to the bereaved. [1100 50; ME bireved, late OE bireafod (ptp.); see… …   Universalium

• bereaved — I noun a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of • Syn: ↑bereaved person • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebod …   Useful english dictionary