verbverb
vergraben
bury
Etwas unter die Erde legen, sodass man es nicht mehr sieht.
Definition & Meaning
The verb vergraben has two primary meanings:
- To bury or hide: This refers to the act of digging a hole and placing an object or a living thing inside it to cover it with earth, often to hide it from view or to store it (e.g., a dog burying a bone).
- To bury oneself: In a reflexive sense (sich vergraben), it describes the act of isolating oneself or immersing oneself deeply into something, such as work, a book, or one's thoughts, effectively "hiding" from the outside world.
Grammar & Word origin
- Grammar: It is a strong, separable (in some contexts) or inseparable verb. Its principal parts are vergraben (present), vergrub (past), vergraben (past participle). It takes the auxiliary verb haben.
- Word Origin: It is composed of the prefix ver- (indicating a change of state, covering, or misdirection) and the root graben (to dig).
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- einbuddeln (colloquial for burying)
- verscharrten (burying in a shallow or hurried way)
- verstecken (to hide)
- sich verkriechen (reflexive, meaning to hole up or hide away)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Sie vergraben den Schatz im Garten.verb
They bury the treasure in the garden.
Die Kinder vergraben Muscheln am Strand.verb
The children bury shells on the beach.
Man kann einen Schatz im Garten vergraben.verb
One can bury a treasure in the garden.
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