What part of speech is bereft?

Bereft can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. bereft is a verb, past participle of bereave (infinitive).
  • 2. bereft is a verb, past simple of bereave (infinitive).
  • 3. bereft is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • bereft 
    more bereft
    most bereft
  • Positive: bereft 
  • Comparative: more bereft
  • Superlative: most bereft

What does bereft mean?

Definitions

Adjective

bereft - unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
bereft - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"

Verb

bereave - deprive through death

Examples of bereft

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Bereft of hope.
2. adj. He was bereft of all hope.
3. adj. She was bereft of all hope.
4. adj. Men who were bereft of reason conducted the war.
5. adj. There are four seasons to Heaven: spring, autumn, winter and summer. Winds, rains, hoarfrost and dew - none of them is bereft of educational implications.
Sentence  
adj.
Bereft of hope.
He was bereft of all hope.
She was bereft of all hope.
Men who were bereft of reason conducted the war.
There are four seasons to Heaven: spring, autumn, winter and summer. Winds, rains, hoarfrost and dew - none of them is bereft of educational implications.

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