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1 bereft
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2 bereft
1 bereft of privé de [love, friendship] ; dépourvu de [furniture, contents, ideas] ; bereft of hope désespéré ;2 ( forlorn) [person] abandonné. -
3 bereft
1 pt & pp of bereaveprivé;∎ bereft of all hope complètement désespéré;∎ to be bereft of reason avoir perdu la raison;∎ I feel utterly bereft je me sens totalement seul;∎ to leave sb bereft of speech rendre qn muet;∎ she collapsed into a chair, her face bereft of colour elle s'effondra sur une chaise, le visage livide
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bereft — be|reft [bıˈreft] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Old form of bereaved] 1.) bereft of hope/meaning/life etc completely without any hope etc ▪ The team now seems bereft of inspiration. 2.) feeling very sad and lonely ▪ His death in 1990 left her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bereft — adjective formal 1 bereft of hope/meaning/life etc completely without any hope etc: The party s manifesto is bereft of new ideas. 2 feeling very sad and lonely: He had left, and she felt completely bereft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bereft — Bereave Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bereft — adj. (foll. by of) deprived (esp. of a non material asset) (bereft of hope). Etymology: past part. of BEREAVE … Useful english dictionary
bereft of — not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected) They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas. [=to be completely without new ideas] He was bereft of all hope. a man bereft of reason • • • Main Entry: ↑bereft … Useful english dictionary
bereft — [bēreft′] vt. alt. pt. & pp. of BEREAVE adj. 1. deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness 2. BEREAVED … English World dictionary
bereft — adj. (cannot stand alone) stripped bereft of (bereft of all hope; bereft of one s senses) USAGE NOTE: In the meaning having recently lost a dear one , the form bereaved is used the bereaved parents. * * * [bɪ reft] (cannot stand alone) [ stripped … Combinatory dictionary
be|reav´er — be|reave «bih REEV», transitive verb, reaved or reft, reav|ing. 1. to leave desolate and alone; deprive: »The children were bereaved by the death of their father. 2. to deprive ruthlessly; rob: »The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue … Useful english dictionary
be|reave — «bih REEV», transitive verb, reaved or reft, reav|ing. 1. to leave desolate and alone; deprive: »The children were bereaved by the death of their father. 2. to deprive ruthlessly; rob: »The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane… … Useful english dictionary
Bereave — Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bereaved — Bereave Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English