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# bereavement

«bereavement» in Mova's school dictionary: **The loss of a close relative or friend because they have…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a bereavement, bereavements; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) The sadness and time after such a loss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/#m2)

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

- [Many churches run bereavement support groups; people of all beliefs use counsellors and helplines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/69-when-grown-ups-grieve-and-how-it-gets-softer/11/)
- [They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.541/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bereavement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereavement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.