🇬🇧 Bereaved meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Bereaved means feeling deep sadness because someone you loved, like a family member or close friend, has died. A bereaved person might cry a lot, feel quiet, or miss that person very much. It’s a serious word we use when someone’s heart hurts because they lost someone important to them.

The bereaved plant drooped when its favorite singing human went on vacation and stopped performing concerts.

The bereaved pillow missed its partner, who had been promoted to “floor cushion” after a dramatic pillow fight.

The bereaved sandwich crusts sighed as all their soft, delicious friends were eaten first.

The bereaved dinosaur in my drawing looked upset because I erased his best friend to make room for more homework answers.

The bereaved left sock sat in the drawer, mourning the mysterious death of its partner in the laundry abyss.

The bereaved woman sat by the small bed, the bereaved man holding her hand. Bereaved friends placed candles; a bereaved child set a toy on the pillow. The bereaved family shared quiet stories, the dog lowered its head. They folded a blanket, closed the curtains, and the bereaved stood and left together.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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