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# interred

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

«interred» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Interred means buried; a person who is interred has been placed in a grave or tomb after death. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#m1)
2. Interred can also mean placed in a tomb, vault or urn (burial place). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x1)
- Grandpa's ashes were interred in the churchyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x2)
- The soldiers are interred in a war cemetery in France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x3)
- The poet was interred beside his wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x4)
- The plaque says that a famous scientist is interred here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x5)
- The ancient Egyptians interred their pharaohs in great tombs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x6)
- In the beautiful cathedral the greater number of the kings and queens of Denmark are interred. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/#x7)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interred» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interred/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interred» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interred.html) on Mova free.