bury
/ˈberi/verb
उच्चारण बेरी
दफ़नाना; छिपाना
Core word
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to place a dead body in a grave; to hide something in the ground; to cover something with soil, rocks, so that people cannot see it
दफ़नाना; छिपाना
- buried treasure
- bury your face in your hands
- The squirrel buried nuts under the tree.
+ 3 more examples
- They buried the old farmer in his village.
- He buried the secret deep in his heart.
- The village was buried under snow after the avalanche.
Synonyms inter hide conceal cover entomb
Opposite unearth dig up
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bury + object (in / under + place)
Bury takes an object and is followed by in or under for the place. It means to put something in the ground or cover it so that it cannot be seen.
'Bury' सकर्मक है और स्थान के लिए 'in' या 'under' आता है। इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ को ज़मीन में दबाना या इस तरह ढकना है कि वह दिखाई न दे।
- The dog buried a bone in the garden.
- The landslide buried several houses under mud.
bury + oneself in + noun
Bury yourself in something means to give it all your attention, like work or a book, so as to avoid other things.
'Bury yourself in' का अर्थ किसी काम या किताब में पूरा ध्यान लगा देना है ताकि दूसरी बातों से बचा जा सके।
- Radhika buried herself in her books before the exam.
- He buried himself in work after the loss.
be buried (passive) in / at + place
The passive is common for a dead person or a hidden thing: be buried in a cemetery, or buried in a pile of papers.
मृत व्यक्ति या छिपी चीज़ के लिए passive आम है: be buried in a cemetery, या buried in a pile of papers।
- The poet was buried in his village.
- The letter was buried in a pile of files.
bury the hatchet / bury your head in the sand
Bury the hatchet means to end a quarrel and become friends again; bury your head in the sand means to refuse to face a problem.
'Bury the hatchet' का अर्थ झगड़ा खत्म करके फिर दोस्त बनना है; 'bury your head in the sand' का अर्थ समस्या का सामना करने से इनकार करना है।
- The two brothers buried the hatchet at Diwali.
- Do not bury your head in the sand and ignore the warning.
+Collocations 3
bury + noun
a bodytreasurea secretthe deadevidence
- The thieves buried the stolen gold in a field.
adverb + bury
deeplyalivequicklysafelysecretly
- The villagers were buried alive when the roof fell, but the rescue team saved them.
bury + preposition
in the groundunder snowbeneath rubblein grief
- The car was buried under snow for two days.
“More examples 5
- Soldiers were buried in the national cemetery with full honours.
सैनिकों को पूरे सम्मान के साथ राष्ट्रीय कब्रिस्तान में दफ़नाया गया।
- Radhika buried her face in the pillow and cried.
राधिका ने अपना चेहरा तकिये में छिपा लिया और रोने लगी।
- Archaeologists dug up a city that had been buried for centuries.
पुरातत्वविदों ने एक ऐसा शहर खोदकर निकाला जो सदियों से दबा हुआ था।
- He tried to bury the memory of the accident.
उसने दुर्घटना की याद को दबाने की कोशिश की।
- The truth is buried somewhere in these old records.
सच्चाई इन पुराने रिकॉर्डों में कहीं दबी हुई है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The dead body was burried near the river.
✓ The dead body was buried near the river.
Bury changes y to i and adds -ed, so the spelling has one r.
Bury में y को i करके -ed जुड़ता है, इसलिए वर्तनी में r एक ही है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs put something out of sight, but the manner and purpose differ.
ये क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को नज़र से हटाती हैं, पर तरीका और उद्देश्य अलग हैं।
To put something in the ground or cover it completely.
किसी चीज़ को ज़मीन में रखना या पूरी तरह ढकना।
- They buried the box.
To hide something so that it is not seen; more formal and not tied to the ground.
किसी चीज़ को छिपाना; अधिक औपचारिक और ज़मीन से बँधा नहीं।
- He concealed the letter.
To burn a dead body to ashes instead of burying it.
शव को दफ़नाने के बजाय जलाकर राख करना।
- They cremated the body.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bury the hatchet (end a quarrel and become friends again); pronunciation: bury /ˈberi/ (same as berry).
Idiom 'bury the hatchet' (झगड़ा समाप्त कर फिर मित्र बनना); pronunciation में bury /ˈberi/ (berry के समान)।