Bury vs Cover vs Hide

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Bury

Top 1000 (muy común) B1 verb

Cover

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 verb

Hide

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 verb

	Bury	Cover	Hide
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈberi/","/ˈberiz/","/ˈberid/","/ˈberiɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈberi/","/ˈberiz/","/ˈberid/","/ˈberiɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkʌvə(r)/","/ˈkʌvəz/","/ˈkʌvəd/","/ˈkʌvərɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkʌvər/","/ˈkʌvərz/","/ˈkʌvərd/","/ˈkʌvərɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/haɪd/","/haɪdz/","/hɪd/","/ˈhɪdn/","/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/haɪd/","/haɪdz/","/hɪd/","/ˈhɪdn/","/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/"]/
Significado	Poner algo en el suelo y cubrirlo con tierra. To put something in the ground and cover it with soil.	poner algo sobre o encima de otra cosa to put something over or on top of something else	Poner algo en un lugar donde no se puede ver. To put something in a place where it cannot be seen.
Ejemplo	She decided to bury the time capsule in her backyard.	Please cover the pot so that the food doesn't get cold.	She decided to hide behind the curtain during the game.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	B1	A2	A2
Categoría gramatical	verb	verb	verb
Colocaciones	be dead and buried, bury somebody alive, lie buried, deep, underground, completely, partially, be buried alive, buried beneath something, buried under something, completely, partially, be buried alive, buried beneath something, buried under something, deep, deeply	completely, entirely, loosely, try to, use something to, with, completely, in, with, completely, in, with, barely, hardly, help (to), be intended to, be extended to, barely, hardly, help (to), be intended to, be extended to, against, for	away, quickly, easily, prefer to, want to, among, behind, beneath, carefully hidden, completely hidden, well hidden, away, quickly, easily, prefer to, want to, among, behind, beneath, carefully hidden, completely hidden, well hidden, away, quickly, easily, prefer to, want to, among, behind, beneath, carefully hidden, completely hidden, well hidden, well, completely, barely, be able to, be unable to, try to, from, keep something hidden, previously hidden, remain hidden
Antónimos	unearth, dig up	uncover, reveal	reveal, show, display
Errores comunes	Confused with 'barry', a name., Using 'bury' with an item that's not meant to be hidden., Saying 'burying' when referring to something that isn’t actually covered.	Confused with 'discover' — forgetting that 'cover' means to place something over., Using as a noun without context — 'the cover' can be unclear without specifying what is covered., Wrong verb form — using 'covering' when the simple present 'covers' is needed.	'Hide' is often confused with 'secrete' which has a different meaning., Learners may forget to use an object, e.g., saying 'I hide' instead of 'I hide the book.', Misuse of tenses, e.g., saying 'I hided the keys' instead of 'I hid the keys.'
Notas de uso	Usa 'enterrar' cuando te refieres a inhumar algo, como un cuerpo o un tesoro, bajo tierra. Evita usarlo en contextos formales al hablar de derechos de entierro o tumbas. Use 'bury' when referring to interring something, like a body or treasure, underground. Avoid in formal contexts when discussing burial rights or graves.	Usa 'cubrir' cuando hablas de ocultar o proteger algo. Puede ser físico (como una manta) o metafórico (como un tema). Evita usarlo en escritos muy formales. Use 'cover' when talking about hiding or protecting something. It can be both physical (like a blanket) and metaphorical (like a topic). Avoid using in very formal writing.	Comúnmente usado en conversaciones cotidianas. Evitar en escritos formales. Puede implicar esconder físicamente o mantener información en secreto. Commonly used in everyday conversation. Avoid in formal writing. Can imply physical hiding or keeping information secret.

Míralo en clips reales

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

Bury me on a hill,

Game Of Thrones › S1 E1

And if they die, you will bury them yourselves.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

Bury me on a hill,

Game Of Thrones › S1 E1

And if they die, you will bury them yourselves.

Bury

Grab some cover and put some fire on that crew.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

They were buying a stallion to cover their mares.

Stranger Things › S1 E1

This will be on the test, which will cover chapters 10 through 12.

Grab some cover and put some fire on that crew.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

They were buying a stallion to cover their mares.

Cover

Why should I hide who I am?

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

"Hide tidee, Christ almighty Who the hell are we?

so he hid it in one place he knew he could hide something-- his ass.

Why should I hide who I am?

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

"Hide tidee, Christ almighty Who the hell are we?

Hide

Preguntas frecuentes: Bury vs Cover vs Hide

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Bury, Cover e Hide?

Bury: To put something in the ground and cover it with soil. Cover: to put something over or on top of something else Hide: To put something in a place where it cannot be seen.

¿Cuál es más avanzada: Bury, Cover e Hide?

Bury es la de nivel más alto, en B1, en la escala CEFR.

¿Bury, Cover e Hide tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Bury: B1, Cover: A2, Hide: A2 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Bury, Cover e Hide?

Bury: verb, Cover: verb, Hide: verb.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Bury: She decided to bury the time capsule in her backyard. Cover: Please cover the pot so that the food doesn't get cold. Hide: She decided to hide behind the curtain during the game.

¿Puedo usar Bury, Cover e Hide indistintamente?

No siempre. Bury, Cover e Hide están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.