埋める | Japanese meaning

埋める【うめる】

Frequency rank: 2,678.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to bury (e.g. in the ground)
to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out
to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
to put cold water (in a bath)
to cover; to scatter something over

Forms

埋める【うめる】Frequency rank: 2,678.
うめるFrequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

This usage refers to the action of burying something, typically in the ground.

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I buried the dog in the garden.

to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed

This usage describes the action of filling up a space or causing it to be packed with people or objects.

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The venue was packed with the audience.

to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out

This sense involves filling a gap, whether it be physical, metaphorical, or in a group or position.

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We hired new staff to fill the vacant positions.

to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for

This meaning refers to compensating for a loss, shortage, mistake, or any other kind of deficiency.

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She worked overtime to make up for being late.

to put cold water (in a bath)

This usage specifically indicates the action of adding cold water to a bath.

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Please put cold water in the bath.

to cover; to scatter something over

This interpretation involves covering or scattering something over a surface.

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I scattered leaves over the soil.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to fill in (referring to a form or gap)to fill a holeto fill timeto make up for somethingto bury (a person)to embedto bridge the gapto reclaim landto plug a gapto fill a seatto make up for absenceto bury thingsto fill with soil

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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