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Definition of bury verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofburyverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary buryverb  /ˈberi/ /ˈberi/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theybury /ˈberi/ /ˈberi/he/she/itburies /ˈberiz/ /ˈberiz/pastsimpleburied /ˈberid/ /ˈberid/pastparticipleburied /ˈberid/ /ˈberid/-ingformburying /ˈberiɪŋ/ /ˈberiɪŋ/IdiomsPhrasalVerbs jumptootherresults deadperson toplaceadeadbodyinthegroundburysomebody/somethingTheykilledherandburiedherbody.burysomebody/something+adv./prep.HewasburiedinHighgateCemetery.(figurative)Theirambitionswerefinallydeadandburied.ExtraExamplesThekingisdeadandliesburiedatJedburghAbbey.Thosepeoplearenowalldeadandburied.TopicsReligionandfestivalsb1,Lifestagesb1OxfordCollocationsDictionaryphrasesbedeadandburiedburysomebodyalivelieburied…Seefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. burysomebody(old-fashioned)tolosesomebodybydeathShe's85andhasburiedthreehusbands. hideinground tohidesomethinginthegroundburysomethingWeusedtodigforhours,lookingforburiedtreasure.Theyplantoburyatimecapsulecontainingworkfromeverychildintheschool.burysomething+adv./prep.Thedoghadburieditsboneinthegarden.Thewasteisburieddeepunderground.Homophonesberry|buryberry bury /ˈberi/ /ˈberi/berrynounHepickedaberryfromthebush.buryverbManypeopleactuallydidburytreasureinthesand.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbdeepundergroundSeefullentrycover [oftenpassive]tocoversomebody/somethingwithsoil,rocks,leaves,etc.burysomebody/somethingAlandslideburiedabout25peopleyesterday.burysomebody/something+adv./prep.Thehousewasburiedundertenfeetofsnow.Anothervehiclewasfoundburiedunderrubble.burysomebody/something+adj.Theminerswereburiedalivewhenthetunnelcollapsed.ExtraExamplesThebuildingwasnowburiedundertenfeetofsoil.Hewasburieduptohisneckinsand.afallentreetrunkalmostcompletelyburiedinthelonggrassOxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbcompletelypartiallyphrasesbeburiedaliveburiedbeneathsomethingburiedundersomething…Seefullentryburysomething(+adv./prep.)tocoversomethingsothatitcannotbeseenYourlettergotburiedunderapileofpapers.Heburiedhisfaceinhishandsandwept.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbcompletelypartiallyphrasesbeburiedaliveburiedbeneathsomethingburiedundersomething…Seefullentryhidefeelingburysomethingtoignoreorhideafeeling,amistake,etc.Shehadlearnttoburyherfeelings.ExtraExamplesherdeeplyburiedpainWhatsecretslieburiedinthepast?Theirambitionswerefinallydeadandburied.putdeeplyintosomethingburysomething(insomething)toputsomethingdeeplyintosomethingelseHewalkedslowly,hishandsburiedinhispockets.Shealwayshasherheadburiedinabook.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbdeepdeeplySeefullentry WordOriginOldEnglishbyrgan,ofWestGermanicorigin;relatedtotheverbborrowandtoborough.Idiomsburythehatchet|buryyourdifferencestostopnotbeingfriendlyandbecomefriendsagainAfternotspeakingtoeachotherforyears,thetwobrothersdecidedtoburythehatchet.bury/hideyourheadinthesandtorefusetoadmitthataproblemexistsorrefusetodealwithitburythelede/lead(USEnglish)togivethemostimportantpointofanewsstoryneartheendinsteadofatthebeginningUnfortunately,heburiedtheledeinthelastparagraphofthestory.PhrasalVerbsburyyourselfinSeeburyintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeburyintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: bury Otherresults Allmatches buryyourselfin buryyourselfinsomething Phrasalverbs buryyourselfinsomething Nearbywords Burundinoun Burundiannoun,adjective buryverb buryyourselfinphrasalverb busnoun memory noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford3000 A2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay