1hide1 (haɪd
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: hides, hiding, hid, hɪd, hidden, ˈhɪdən, hid
- to put or keep (oneself or an object) in a secret place; conceal (oneself or an object) from view or discovery ⇒
to hide a pencil
to hide from the police
- (tr) to conceal or obscure ⇒
the clouds hid the sun
- (tr) to keep secret
- (tr) to turn (one's head, eyes, etc) away
noun
- British a place of concealment, usually disguised to appear as part of the natural environment, used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc
blind
See also
hideoutAlternative Forms
ˈhidable adjective ˈhider nounWord Origin
Old English hӯdan; related to Old Frisian hēda, Middle Low German hüden, Greek keutheinTranslations
- British English:
hidden
Something that is hidden is not easily noticed....hidden dangers.ˈhɪdn ADJECTIVE ...hidden dangers.
- Spanish:
oculto
adj oculta
- French:
caché
adj
- German:
versteckt
adj
- Chinese: 隐藏的 adj
- Arabic: مَخْفِيّ adj
- Portuguese: escondido adj escondida
- Russian: спрятанный adj спрятанная
- Croatian: sakriven adj sakrivena
- Czech: skrytý adj
- Danish: skjult adj
- Dutch: verborgen adj
- Finnish: piilevä adj
- Greek: κρυφός adj κρυφή
- Italian: nascosto adj nascosta
- Japanese: 隠された no_posp
- Korean: 숨겨진 adj
- Norwegian: skjult adj
- Polish: ukryty adj ukryta
- Brazilian Portuguese: escondido adj escondida
- European Spanish:
oculto
adj oculta
- Swedish: dold adj dolt
- Thai: ซึ่งปิดบัง adj
- Turkish: saklı adj
- Vietnamese: ẩn adj
Usage examples
A change that would have to be accepted, housed, hidden from view.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Read more Secret Florence Carla Passino coaxes eminent Florentines to reveal the hidden gems of their captivating city.
Country Life (2004)The vast majority of the mentally ill are kept hidden at home.
Globe and Mail (2003)Normally wine writers search for the hidden , unusual wines that provide drinkers with something extra.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Here, nothing is `in the dark ', nothing is hidden , nothing is unconscious.
, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)