Third person singular present tense of bereave; he/she/it bereaves, meaning causes loss or grief.
From 'bereave' + '-s' (third person singular present ending). Regular present tense conjugation of the verb.
Modern English makes conjugation simple—just add '-s' for he/she/it—but in Old English, verbs had different forms for almost every person, making it much harder to learn!
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