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Buried Pronunciation
Buried is pronounced BE-reed, IPA /ˈbɛrid/.
BE-reed
US /ˈbɛrid/ · UK /ˈbɛrɪd/
Syllables: BE · reed (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense and past participle of bury): Put something into the ground and covered it over, or hid it away.
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Buried in a Sentence
- They buried the time capsule under the oak.
- The clause was buried on page forty.
- He buried his face in his hands.
Common Mispronunciations of Buried
Not BYOO-reed
The u in this word says a short e, so it starts like berry. That spelling is a leftover from a west-country scribal habit and matches nothing else.
Not BER-ee-uhd
No third syllable appears. The -ed adds only a d sound, because the y before it already carries the vowel.
Tip: Bury and berry are said the same way for most speakers, so buried rhymes with the plural berries minus its s.
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