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How to pronounce “bereft”
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Pronunciation guide for bereft
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bereft with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal
leaving hipsters everywhere totally bereft at breakfast.
- Definition summary
- simple past and past participle of bereave
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bereft
Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal

leaving hipsters everywhere totally bereft at breakfast.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bereft”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- simple past and past participle of bereave
- [Adjective]
- (of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
- Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
- Lacking, devoid of.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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