bury
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Place in a grave or tomb.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
behreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɛɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Place in a grave or tomb
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
Place in the earth and cover with soil
To place in the ground.
often figurative
To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
figuratively
To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
noun
A borough; a manor
A place in England
A cathedral and market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8564).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Place in a grave or tomb
Used this way, bury is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use bury
- “I tried to bury these unpleasant memories.”verb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Concealing something under the ground.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A tract of land used for burials.
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