interred

«interred» in Mova's school dictionary: interred has been placed in a grave or tomb after death — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (past tense and past participle of «inter»: inter, inters, interred, interring)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Interred means buried; a person who is interred has been placed in a grave or tomb after death. tree →

2) Interred can also mean placed in a tomb, vault or urn (burial place). tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons and on old gravestones and church plaques, «here lies interred» or «his remains were interred» means buried. In church life, ashes may be interred in a churchyard. It is a respectful, formal word. Phrases: «interred in», «buried and interred», «was interred at».

examples

• The king was interred in Westminster Abbey. tree →
• Grandpa's ashes were interred in the churchyard. tree →
• The soldiers are interred in a war cemetery in France. tree →
• The poet was interred beside his wife. tree →
• The plaque says that a famous scientist is interred here. tree →
• The ancient Egyptians interred their pharaohs in great tombs. tree →
• In the beautiful cathedral the greater number of the kings and queens of Denmark are interred. tree →

note

Double «r» in «interred» and «interring». Do not confuse with «interned» (held in a camp, as in wartime) or «interrupt». The noun is «interment» (burial), not «internment» (being held prisoner). Formal; in everyday talk «buried».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «interred» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.