Collocations for bury - verb
1. dead person
PHRASES
be dead and buried
Those people are now all dead and buried.
Their ambitions were finally dead and buried. (figurative)
Those people are now all dead and buried.
Their ambitions were finally dead and buried. (figurative)
bury sb alive,
lie buried,
remain buried
(often figurative)
The king lies buried at Jedburgh Abbey.
What secrets lie buried in the past?
The king lies buried at Jedburgh Abbey.
What secrets lie buried in the past?
2. hide in the ground
3. cover
ADVERB
completely
a fallen tree trunk almost completely buried in the long grass
a fallen tree trunk almost completely buried in the long grass
partially
PHRASES
be buried alive
The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.
The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.
buried beneath sth,
buried under sth
The building was now buried under ten feet of soil.
Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
The building was now buried under ten feet of soil.
Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
be buried up to your chin in sth,
be buried up to your neck in sth,
etc.
He was buried up to his neck in sand.
He was buried up to his neck in sand.
4. put sth deeply into sth
ADVERB
deep,
deeply
He slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest.
her deeply buried pain (figurative)
He slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest.
her deeply buried pain (figurative)
Bury is used with these nouns as the object:
ash, body, egg, face, father, feeling, head, memory, mine, myth, news, remains, treasure, victim, waste
ash, body, egg, face, father, feeling, head, memory, mine, myth, news, remains, treasure, victim, waste