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Ber|ber /bɜː ^r bə ^r / (Berbers ) ADJ Berber means belonging or relating to a particular Muslim people in North Africa, or to their language or customs. ● N‑COUNT A Berber is a person from the Berber community.

be|reaved /b I riː vd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bereaved person is one who has a relative or close friend who has recently died. □  Mr Dinkins visited the bereaved family to offer comfort. ● N‑PLURAL The bereaved are people who are bereaved. □  He wanted to show his sympathy for the bereaved.

be|reave|ment /b I riː vmənt/ (bereavements ) N‑VAR Bereavement is the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies. □  …those who have suffered a bereavement.

be|reft /b I re ft/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.

be|ret /be re I , [AM ] bəre I / (berets ) N‑COUNT A beret is a circular, flat hat that is made of soft material and has no brim.

berk /bɜː ^r k/ (berks ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a berk , you think they are stupid or irritating. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

ber|ry /be ri/ (berries ) N‑COUNT Berries are small, round fruit that grow on a bush or a tree. Some berries are edible, for example blackberries and raspberries.

ber|serk /bə ^r zɜː ^r k, -sɜː ^r k/

1 ADJ Berserk means crazy and out of control. □  He tossed back his head in a howl of berserk laughter.

2 PHRASE If someone or something goes berserk , they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent. □  When I saw him, I went berserk.

berth /bɜː ^r θ/ (berths , berthing , berthed )

1 PHRASE If you give someone or something a wide berth , you avoid them because you think they are unpleasant, or dangerous, or simply because you do not like them. □  She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.

2 N‑COUNT A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan. □  Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.

3 N‑COUNT A berth is a space in a harbour where a ship stays for a period of time.

4 VERB When a ship berths , it sails into harbour and stops at the quay. □ [V ] As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard. ●  berthed ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □  There the Gripsholm was berthed next to another ship.

be|seech /b I siː tʃ/ (beseeches , beseeching , beseeched ) VERB If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously. [LITERARY ] □ [V n to-inf] She beseeched him to cut his drinking and his smoking. □ [V with quote] 'Please stay and read to me, mummy' he beseeched. [Also V n, V n + for ]

be|seech|ing /b I siː tʃ I ŋ/ ADJ A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something. [WRITTEN ] □  She looked up at him with beseeching eyes. ●  be|seech|ing|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  Hugh looked at his father beseechingly.

be|set /b I se t/ (besets , besetting ) The form beset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. VERB If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely. □ [be V -ed + by/with ] The country is beset by severe economic problems. □ [V n] …the problems now besetting the country.

be|side ◆◇◇ /b I sa I d/

1 PREP Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it. □  On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books. □  I moved from behind my desk to sit beside her.

2 → see also besides

3 PHRASE If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited. □  Cathy was beside herself with excitement.

4beside the point → see point