1. Fig. to become very busy with something. She stopped taking phone calls and buried herself in her work. He tended to bury himself in his work.
How do you say buried at work?
buried
- absorbed. They were completely absorbed in each other.
- engrossed. He didn't notice because he was too engrossed in his work.
- preoccupied. They were preoccupied with their own concerns.
- lost. She was silent for a while, lost in thought.
- committed. ...
- occupied.
- devoted.
- intent.
Is it buried or bury?
verb (used with object), bur·ied, bur·y·ing. to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island. to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.
