bury

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Related terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Quotations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) enPR: bĕ'ri, IPA: /ˈbɛɹi/, SAMPA: /"beri/
• Homophones: berry
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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English byrġan.

[edit] Verb

to bury (third-person singular simple present buries, present participle burying, simple past and past participle buried) (transitive)

1. To ritualistically inter a corpse in a grave or tomb. (see burial)
2. To place in the ground. "bury a bone"
3. To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth - "she buried her face in the pillow", "buried the secret deep inside"
4. To put an end to; to abandon. "They buried their argument and shook hands"

[edit] Related terms

• burial
• bury the hatchet

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

See borough.

[edit] Noun

bury (plural buries)

1. A borough; a manor

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of bruy
• ruby, Ruby

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From English bury. Replacing native form bery.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bʌri/

[edit] Verb

tae bury (third-person singular simple present buries, present participle buryin, simple past buriet, past participle buriet)

1. (transitive) to bury