deprive somebody of something

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Also seen as: deprive something of something

Meaning · English

Take something away from someone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lấy đi một thứ gì đó từ ai đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: take away from

Register: neutral

Examples

The accident deprived her of her sight

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Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR C1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “deprive somebody of something” mean?

Take something away from someone Literally: take away from

Is “deprive somebody of something” formal or informal?

deprive somebody of something is generally neutral.