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• past participle of bury.
• past tense form of bury.

buried

American  

[ber-eed] / ˈbɛr id /

adjective

1. placed in the ground and covered with earth.

   There are countless opportunities for leaks in the miles of buried, hard-to-inspect pipes under the nuclear plant site.

2. (of a corpse) placed in the ground or a vault or tomb, or into the sea, often with ceremony.

   Here, in the largest of these cemeteries, lie 12,000 buried soldiers from many countries.

3. plunged deeply into something.

   She looked in shock at the mayor, who was calmly taking the buried knife out of his chest without spilling a drop of blood.

4. covered or concealed; made hard to find.

   One of the best reasons for the poem’s effectiveness as propaganda is its barely buried exposé of the true engine of war: fear.

5. put out of one’s mind.

   These pages of fiction woke me up to the buried emotions left from a relationship that nearly cost me my life as a teen.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bury.

Other Word Forms

• half-buried
  adjective
• unburied
  adjective
• well-buried
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of buried

bury ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Americans living in 2276 will get a taste of what their ancestors today think best represents the nation thanks to a time capsule to be buried this July 4.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

But buried in the recent strength of the greenback is a building risk.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Despite being buried under nine-metre-deep, highly unstable rubble, rescuers say that Gil, who is in his 40s, is "in good spirits" and cheering them on.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

It was a bit like a scene from a ghost story; after the buried treasure or family secret is discovered, the disruptive spirit that catalyzed the action is finally allowed to rest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

“We believe Mr. Drysdale’s dreams were leading him to his hidden treasure. I’ll bet it is buried right there, where Penelope is standing.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Related Words

• covered
• hidden