bury

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: bĕ'-ri, IPA ^(key): /ˈbɛ.ri/, SAMPA: /"bE.r\i/

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• Homophone: berry

Verb

Plain form bury

Third-person singular buries

Past tense buried

Past participle buried

Present participle burying

1. (transitive) If you bury something, you put it into the ground and cover it.

   John was buried near Washington, D.C.

   The dog buried the bone in the ground.

2. (transitive) If you bury a disagreement, you end it.

   Mary and Bill buried their disagreement over the sandwich.

Related words

• burial