bury
part of speech
verb (bury, buries, buried, burying)
meaning for a pupil
1) To bury means to put something in a hole in the ground and cover it with earth. tree →
2) To bury a dead person or animal means to put their body in the ground, usually with a ceremony. tree →
3) To bury can mean to hide something under other things. tree →
4) To bury yourself in something means to give it all your attention. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Burial of the dead, with respect, is a command. Jewish law says even a stranger or an enemy must be buried, and that it should be done soon after death. In the primary lessons: In nature lessons, squirrels bury nuts for winter and dogs bury bones. In history, archaeologists dig up things buried long ago, like Roman coins; pirates in stories bury treasure. In family life, people bury a pet in the garden or a person in a cemetery, which helps them say goodbye. Phrases: bury treasure, buried in, bury your head in the sand, bury the hatchet.
examples
- And Pharaoh said: 'Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.' (Torah GEN.50.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come back.' (Torah GEN.50.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. (Torah GEN.23.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. (Writings PSA.79.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land. (Prophets EZK.39.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. (Prophets 2KI.9.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- The dog buried its bone in the garden. tree →
- Squirrels bury acorns to eat in winter. tree →
- The pirates buried their treasure on the island. tree →
- We buried our hamster under the apple tree. tree →
- My homework was buried under a pile of books. tree →
- She buried her face in her hands. tree →
- Archaeologists found a buried Viking ship. tree →
- He buried himself in a good book. tree →
- “Wendy, look at the turtles burying their eggs in the sand.” tree →
note
Said «BER-ee», exactly like «berry», the fruit; do not mix them up. Y changes to ie: buries, buried; but burying. Noun: burial. «Bury the hatchet» means make peace.
In the corpora
- But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
- the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.
- There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
- Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come back.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bury» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.