bury in English: To put something in the ground and cover it with earth. (verb)

Translation

To put something in the ground and cover it with earth.

Word origin

From Old English byrgan, to hide or to cover.

Verb typeregular, y becomes i (bury, buries, buried)

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"Buried" is the past form of "bury".

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We also use "bury" for a person who has died.

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Here "bury" means to cover something completely.

dig

To make a hole in the ground by moving earth away.

dead

No longer living.

hide

To put something where it cannot be seen, or to go where no one can find you.

ground

The land under your feet when you are outside.

death

The end of life, when a person or animal stops living.

funeral

The meeting held after someone dies, where family and friends say goodbye before the body is buried or burned.

grave

The place in the ground where a dead person is buried, often marked with a stone.

corpse

The body of a dead person.

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