he's recently bereaved

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• bereaved — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ newly, recently ▪ a recently bereaved family Bereaved is used with these nouns: ↑family, ↑relative …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• 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 — be|reaved [ bı rivd ] adjective a bereaved person is someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bereaved — UK [bɪˈriːvd] / US [bɪˈrɪvd] adjective a bereaved person is someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   English dictionary

• bereaved — [bɪˈriːvd] adj a bereaved person is someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• recently — adv. Recently is used with these adjectives: ↑bereaved, ↑deceased, ↑defunct, ↑developed, ↑engaged, ↑married, ↑qualified Recently is used with these verbs: ↑appear, ↑commission, ↑complete, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• bereaved, the — be|reaved, the [ bı rivd ] (plural the be|reaved) noun someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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