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# bereavement

noun (a bereavement, bereavements; also uncountable)

«bereavement» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The loss of a close relative or friend because they have died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#m1)
2. The sadness and time after such a loss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used gently in school and work: bereavement leave, bereavement support, a family bereavement. It is a kind, formal way to speak about a death. Phrases: suffer a bereavement, family bereavement, bereavement counselling.

### Examples

- She was off school because of a family bereavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x1)
- The school offers bereavement support to pupils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x2)
- After a bereavement, it's normal to feel very sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x3)
- He took bereavement leave from work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x4)
- Talking to someone helps after a bereavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x5)
- We sent a card to show we cared about their bereavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#x6)

### Note

Formal; related adjective bereaved (the bereaved family). Gentle words for dying: passed away, lost (euphemisms). Countable when it means one death in the family.

## In Jewish tradition

Used gently in school and work: bereavement leave, bereavement support, a family bereavement. It is a kind, formal way to speak about a death. Phrases: suffer a bereavement, family bereavement, bereavement counselling.

### Examples

- They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul. (Writings PSA.35.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereavement/#x1)
- The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears: 'The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.' (Prophets ISA.49.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereavement/#x2)

### Note

Formal; related adjective bereaved (the bereaved family). Gentle words for dying: passed away, lost (euphemisms). Countable when it means one death in the family.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bereavement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «bereavement» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereavement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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