Bury — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cover from sight

place in a grave or tomb

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɛɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɛɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹlɪŋ/.

Examples

Afghani women buried under their burkas
Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sink forget swallow up eat up entomb swallow immerse inter lay to rest inhume

Antonyms

remember

Parts of Speech

verb	cover from sight “Afghani women buried under their burkas”
verb	place in a grave or tomb “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”
verb	place in the earth and cover with soil “They buried the stolen goods”
verb	enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
verb	embed deeply “She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
verb	dismiss from the mind; stop remembering “I tried to bury these unpleasant memories”

Word Forms

burial	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
entombment	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
inhumation	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
interment	noun	the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

begraben

Nicht sichtbar abdecken

🇫🇷French

enterrer

se cacher de la vue

🇪🇸Spanish

enterrar

cubrir de la vista

🇮🇹Italian

seppellire

coprire dalla vista

🇳🇱Dutch

begraven

dekking uit het zicht

🇵🇹Portuguese

enterrar

cobrir da vista

🇷🇺Russian

хоронить

укрыть от глаз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दफ़नाना

दृष्टि से छिपाना

🇧🇩Bengali

কবর দেওয়া

দৃষ্টি থেকে আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

புதைக்க

பார்வையில் இருந்து மறைக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

పాతిపెట్టు

దృష్టి నుండి కవర్

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरणे

नजरेतून झाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દફનાવી

દૃષ્ટિથી આવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಿ ಮಾಡಿ

ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടക്കം ചെയ്യുക

കാഴ്ചയിൽ നിന്ന് മൂടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਫ਼ਨਾਉਣਾ

ਨਜ਼ਰ ਤੱਕ ਕਵਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

دفن

نظروں سے ڈھانپنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

埋葬

遮盖视线

🇯🇵Japanese

埋める

視界から覆う

🇰🇷Korean

묻다

눈에 띄지 않게 가리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chôn

che khuất tầm nhìn

🇹🇭Thai

ฝังศพ

ปกปิดไม่ให้มองเห็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengubur

menutupi dari pandangan

🇵🇭Filipino

ilibing

takip mula sa paningin

🇲🇾Malay

kuburkan

tutup dari pandangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دفن

تغطية عن الأنظار

🇮🇷Persian

دفن کردن

پوشش از دید

🇹🇷Turkish

gömmek

görüşten korumak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְבּוֹר

כיסוי מהעין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bury'?

The primary meaning of 'bury' is 'cover from sight'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bury' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'bury' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bury' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bury' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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