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Unearth

verb/ʌnˈɜːθ/
Definition
bring to light
recover through digging
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʌnˈɜːθ/
🇬🇧British English
/ʌnˈɜːθ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʌnˈɜːθ/
2 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈɜːθ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbring to light
“The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President”
verbrecover through digging
“Schliemann excavated Troy”
Word Forms
excavationnounthe site of an archeological exploration
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ausgraben
ans Licht bringen
🇫🇷French
dénicher
mettre en lumière
🇪🇸Spanish
desenterrar
sacar a luz
🇮🇹Italian
dissotterrare
portare alla luce
🇳🇱Dutch
opgraven
aan het licht brengen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desenterrar
trazer à luz
🇷🇺Russian
раскопать
вынести на свет
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पता लगाना
प्रकाश में लाओ
🇧🇩Bengali
আবিষ্কার
আলোতে আনুন
🇮🇳Tamil
தோண்டி எடுக்க
வெளிச்சத்திற்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
వెలికితీయు
వెలుగులోకి తీసుకురండి
🇮🇳Marathi
शोधणे
प्रकाशात आणणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
શોધવું
પ્રકાશમાં લાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ
ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ತರುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനാവരണം
വെളിച്ചത്തു കൊണ്ടുവരിക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖੋਜ
ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
پتہ لگانا
روشنی میں لائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
挖掘
揭示
🇯🇵Japanese
発掘する
明るみに出る
🇰🇷Korean
발굴하다
밝혀지다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khai quật
đưa ra ánh sáng
🇹🇭Thai
ขุดพบ
นำมาสู่แสงสว่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggali
menyoroti
🇵🇭Filipino
humukay
dalhin sa liwanag
🇲🇾Malay
menggali
terangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كشف
جلب للضوء
🇮🇷Persian
از زیر خاک بیرون بیاورد
به روشنی بیاورد
🇹🇷Turkish
ortaya çıkarmak
gün ışığına çıkarmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לַחשׂוֹף
להביא לאור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'unearth'?
The primary meaning of 'unearth' is 'bring to light'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unearth' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'unearth' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'unearth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'unearth' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'unearth' easy to spell?
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