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Bereft
Translation of "bereft" into Russian
bereave
Verbbereft
Past Simple
UK
/bɪˈriːv/
US
/bɪˈriv/
bereave
bereaves
bereaved Past Simple / Past Participle
bereaving Gerund
bereft Past Simple / Past Participle
The war will bereave many families of their loved ones.
Война лишит многие семьи их близких.
Additional translations
bereft
Past Participle
bereft
more bereft
most bereft
Functions as an adjective formed from the past participle of the verb “bereave”; regularly used predicatively (‘bereft of’).
After the crash the survivors were bereft of food and water.
После крушения выжившие были лишены еды и воды.
He looked utterly bereft when his dog ran away.
Он выглядел совершенно опустошённым, когда его пёс убежал.
Additional translations
книжн., реже
Definitions
bereave
Verb
To deprive someone of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death.
The family was bereaved of their father after the tragic accident.
To deprive a person or thing of something valuable or necessary.
Years of drought bereaved the land of its fertility.
bereft
Past Participle
Deprived of or lacking something that is wanted, needed, or expected (usually followed by “of”).
After the crash the survivors were bereft of food and water.
Lonely and desolate; forlorn.
He looked utterly bereft when his dog ran away.
Idioms and phrases
bereave (someone) family
War can bereave many families of their loved ones.
лишить (кого-то) семьи
Война может лишить многие семьи своих близких.
bereave (someone) parent
The tragedy bereaved her of both parents.
лишить (кого-то) родителя
Трагедия лишила её обоих родителей.
bereave (someone) child
The accident bereaved them of their only child.
лишить (кого-то) ребёнка
Авария лишила их единственного ребёнка.
bereave (someone) friend
He was bereaved of his best friend last year.
лишить (кого-то) друга
В прошлом году он лишился своего лучшего друга.
bereave (someone) support
Sudden loss can bereave a person of emotional support.
лишить (кого-то) поддержки
Внезапная потеря может лишить человека эмоциональной поддержки.