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Hide definition: If you hide something or someone, you put them in a place where they cannot easily be... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'hide'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× hide (haɪd ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensehides ,presentparticiplehiding ,pasttensehid ,pastparticiplehidden 1. verb Ifyouhidesomethingorsomeone,youputtheminaplacewheretheycannoteasilybeseenorfound. Hehidthebicycleinthehawthornhedge.[VERBnoun] TheycouldseethatIwasterrified,andhidmeuntilthecoastwasclear.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:conceal,stash[informal],secrete,cache MoreSynonymsofhide 2. verb Ifyouhideorifyouhideyourself,yougosomewherewhereyoucannoteasilybeseenorfound. Attheirapproachthelittleboyscurriedawayandhid.[VERB] Theyhidthemselvesbehindatree.[VERBpronoun-reflexive] Synonyms:gointohiding,takecover,keepoutofsight,holeup MoreSynonymsofhide 3. verb Ifyouhideyourface,youpressyourfaceagainstsomethingorcoveryourfacewithsomething,sothatpeoplecannot seeit. Shehidherfaceunderthecollarofhisjacketandshestartedtocry.[VERBnoun] Hehidhisfaceinhishandsagain,lostinhisownthoughts.[VERBnoun] 4. verb Ifyouhidewhatyoufeelorknow,youkeepitasecret,sothatnooneknowsaboutit. Leetriedtohidehisexcitement.[VERBnoun] Ihaveabsolutelynothingtohide,Ihavedonenothingwrong.[VERBnoun] Alisonwasnotthesortofpersontohideanythingfromherdad.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:keepsecret,suppress,withhold,keepquietabout MoreSynonymsofhide 5. verb Ifsomethinghidesanobject,itcoversitandpreventsitfrombeingseen. Theman'sheavymoustachehidhisupperlipcompletely.[VERBnoun] Thecompoundwashiddenbytreesandshrubs.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:obscure,cover,screen,bury MoreSynonymsofhide 6. countablenoun Ahideisaplacewhichisbuilttolooklikeitssurroundings.Hidesareusedbypeoplewhowanttowatchorphotographanimalsandbirdswithoutbeingseenbythem. [mainlyBritish]regionalnote: inAM,useblind 7. variablenoun Ahideistheskinofalargeanimalsuchasacow,horse,orelephant,whichcanbeusedformakingleather. ...theprocessoftanninganimalhides. ...kangaroohide. Synonyms:skin,fell,leather,pelt MoreSynonymsofhide 8. Seealsohidden,hiding COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof hide Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'hide' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'hide' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'rorqual' HindiTranslationof'hide' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency hideinBritishEnglish1 (haɪd ) verbWordforms:hides,hiding,hid(hɪd ),hidden(ˈhɪdən )orhid1. toputorkeep(oneselforanobject)inasecretplace;conceal(oneselforanobject)fromviewordiscovery tohideapencil tohidefromthepolice 2. (transitive) toconcealorobscure thecloudshidthesun 3. (transitive) tokeepsecret 4. (transitive) toturn(one'shead,eyes,etc)away noun5. British aplaceofconcealment,usuallydisguisedtoappearaspartofthenaturalenvironment,usedbyhunters,birdwatchers,etc USandCanadianequivalent:blind CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformshidable(ˈhidable)adjective hider(ˈhider)noun WordoriginOldEnglishhӯdan;relatedtoOldFrisianhēda,MiddleLowGermanhüden,Greekkeuthein WordFrequency hideinBritishEnglish2 (haɪd ) noun1. theskinofananimal,espthetoughthickskinofalargemammal,eithertannedorraw 2. informal thehumanskin 3. AustralianandNewZealandinformal impudence verbWordforms:hides,hidingorhided4. (transitive)informal toflog CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformshideless(ˈhideless)adjective WordoriginOldEnglishhӯd;relatedtoOldNorsehūth,OldFrisianhēd,OldHighGermanhūt,Latincutisskin,Greekkutos;seecuticle WordFrequency hideinBritishEnglish3 (haɪd ) noun anobsoleteBritunitoflandmeasure,varyinginmagnitudefromabout60to120acres CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishhīgid;relatedtohīwfamily,household,Latincīviscitizen WordFrequency hideinAmericanEnglish1 (haɪd ) verbtransitiveWordforms:hid,ˈhiddenorhid,ˈhiding1.  toputorkeepoutofsight;secrete;conceal 2.  toconcealfromtheknowledgeofothers;keepsecret tohideone'sidentity 3.  tokeepfrombeingseenbycoveringup,obscuring,etc. foghidtheroad 4.  toturnaway tohideone'sheadinshame verbintransitive5.  tobeorlieoutofsightorconcealed 6.  tokeeponeselfoutofsight;concealoneself noun7. British aplaceofconcealmentforanobserverofwildlife,hunter,etc. SIMILARWORDS: skinSYNONYMYNOTE:hide1,thegeneralword,referstotheputtingofsomethinginaplacewhereitwillnot easilybeseenorfound[thetoywashiddendeepinthechest];conceal,asomewhatformalequivalentfor,hide1,moreoftenconnotesintent[toconcealone'sface,motives,etc.;]secrete,cachesuggestacarefulhidinginasecretplace[theysecreted,orcached,thelootinthecellar],butcachenowoftenrefersmerelytoastoringforsafekeeping[let'scacheoursuppliesinthecave];buryimpliesacoveringfor,orasiffor,concealment[toburytreasure,theywereburiedinthelandslide]OPPOSITES: reveal,expose Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformshider(ˈhider) noun WordoriginMEhidenGrkeuthein,tohide)hide2,sky,Lcutis,skin WordFrequency hideinAmericanEnglish2 (haɪd ) noun1.  ananimalskinorpelt,eitherrawortanned 2. Informal theskinofaperson verbtransitiveWordforms:ˈhidedorˈhiding3. Informal tobeatseverely;flog Idioms:neitherhidenorhair Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMELcutis,skin,Grkytos,hollowcontainer)Lcivis,citizen)home,Grkoitos,bed,sleep WordFrequency hideinAmericanEnglish1 (haid)(verbhid,hiddenorhid,hiding) transitiveverb1. toconcealfromsight;preventfrombeingseenordiscovered Wheredidshehideherjewels? 2. toobstructtheviewof;coverup Thesunwashiddenbytheclouds 3. toconcealfromknowledgeorexposure;keepsecret tohideone'sfeelings intransitiveverb4. toconcealoneself;lieconcealed Hehidinthecloset 5. Seehideout noun6. Brit aplaceofconcealmentforhuntingorobservingwildlife;huntingblind Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformshidableadjective hidabilitynoun hidernoun Wordorigin[bef.900;MEhiden,OEhȳdan;c.OFrishūda,Gkkeútheintoconceal] WordFrequency hideinAmericanEnglish2 (haid)(verbhided,hiding) noun1. thepeltorskinofoneofthelargeranimals(cow,horse,buffalo,etc.),rawordressed 2. informala. theskinofahumanbeing GetoutofhereorI'lltanyourhide! b. safetyorwelfare He'sonlyworriedabouthisownhide 3. Austral&NZinformal impertinence;impudence 4. Seehidenorhair transitiveverb5. informal toadministerabeatingto;thrash 6. toprotect(arope,asaboltropeofasail)withacoveringofleather Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformshidelessadjective Wordorigin[bef.900;ME;OEhȳd;c.Dhuid,ONhūth,Dan,Swhud,OHGhūt(GHaut),Lcutisskin,cutis;seehide1] WordFrequency hideinAmericanEnglish3 (haid) nounEarlyEnglishlaw aunitoflandmeasurementvaryingfrom60to120acres(24to49hectares)ormore,dependinguponlocalusage Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[bef.900;ME;OEhīd(e),hīg(i)dportionofland,family;akintoLciviscitizen,Gkkeîmaitolie,abide] Examplesof'hide'inasentence hide Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Howcouldapersoninpoliceuniformhidingtheirfaceexpecttogetrespect?TheSun(2016)Everyonehassecrets,buthidingyourlovefeelingstoowellcouldbeholdingbackarelationship.TheSun(2017)Theyhaveerectedatentwherepeoplecanhidefromtheirhome'sTVscreens.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Underlyingtheworkistheideathatbendingvisiblelightaroundanobjectwillhideit.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Itwasliketryingtohideanelephantwithapostagestamp.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Thecompetitionmayprovetobethehiddengeminthecalendar.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Theirpowerisstaggeringbutremainshiddenfromview.ChristianityToday(2000)Wedon'thavetohideaway.Times,SundayTimes(2013) Moreidiomscontaining hide someonehasn'tseenhidenorhairofsomeone hideyourlightunderabushel COBUILDCollocations hide  hidealie hideascar hideasmile hideaview hideanidentity hidethetruth hidetreasure hideunderground toughhide Trendsof hide Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages hide BritishEnglish:hide /haɪd/VERBobjectIfyouhidesomething,youputitwherenoonecanseeitorfindit.Hehidhisbikebehindthewall.AmericanEnglish:hide /ˈhaɪd/Arabic:يُخْفِي BrazilianPortuguese:esconder Chinese:藏 Croatian:sakriti Czech:schovat Danish:skjule Dutch:verbergen EuropeanSpanish:esconder Finnish:piilottaa French:dissimuler German:verstecken Greek:κρύβω Italian:nascondere Japanese:隠す Korean:(...을)숨기다 Norwegian:gjemme Polish:ukryć EuropeanPortuguese:esconder Romanian:aascundeRussian:прятать LatinAmericanSpanish:esconder Swedish:gömma Thai:ซ่อน,ซุกซ่อน Turkish:saklamak Ukrainian:ховатиVietnamese:giấu BritishEnglish:hide /haɪd/VERBconcealyourselfIfyouhide,yougosomewherewherepeoplecannoteasilyfindyou.Theyhidbehindatree.AmericanEnglish:hide /ˈhaɪd/Arabic:يَختَبِئُ BrazilianPortuguese:ocultar-se Chinese:藏 Croatian:sakritise Czech:schovatse Danish:skjule(sig) Dutch:verstoppen(zich) EuropeanSpanish:esconderse Finnish:piiloutua French:secacher German:verstecken(sich) Greek:κρύβομαι Italian:nascondersi Japanese:隠れる Korean:숨다 Norwegian:gjemme Polish:ukryćsię EuropeanPortuguese:ocultar-se Romanian:aseascundeRussian:прятаться LatinAmericanSpanish:esconderse Swedish:gömma(sig) Thai:ซ่อนตัวTurkish:saklanmak Ukrainian:ховатисяVietnamese:trốn BritishEnglish:hide /haɪd/VERBfeelingsIfyouhidewhatyoufeel,youdonotletpeopleknowaboutit.Shetriedtohidehowangryshewas.AmericanEnglish:hide /ˈhaɪd/Arabic:يُخْفِيBrazilianPortuguese:esconder Chinese:隐藏Croatian:sakritiCzech:skrývatpocityDanish:skjuleDutch:verbergenEuropeanSpanish:ocultar Finnish:peitelläFrench:retenir sespenséesGerman:verbergen Greek:κρύβωItalian:nascondere Japanese:･･･を隠すKorean:숨기다Norwegian:skjulePolish:ukrywaćEuropeanPortuguese:esconder Romanian:aascundeRussian:скрыватьLatinAmericanSpanish:ocultar Swedish:döljaThai:ซ่อนTurkish:gizlemekUkrainian:приховуватиVietnamese:chegiấuBritishEnglish:hide NOUN/ˈhaɪd/Ahideistheskinofalargeanimalsuchasacow,horse,orelephant,whichcanbeusedformakingleather....theprocessoftanninganimalhides.AmericanEnglish:hide /ˈhaɪd/BrazilianPortuguese:pele Chinese:兽皮EuropeanSpanish:piel French:peau German:Fell Italian:pelle Japanese:皮革Korean:가죽EuropeanPortuguese:pele LatinAmericanSpanish:cuero Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically hide hiddenite hiddenmost hidder hide hideabody hideabomb hideafeeling AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'H' Relatedtermsof hide hide-out toughhide buffalohide Hide-A-Bed hidealie Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofhidefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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