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verb/haɪd/
/haɪd/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hide | /haɪd/ /haɪd/ |
| he / she / it hides | /haɪdz/ /haɪdz/ |
| past simple hid | /hɪd/ /hɪd/ |
| past participle hidden | /ˈhɪdn/ /ˈhɪdn/ |
| -ing form hiding | /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found synonym conceal
- hide somebody/something + adv./prep. He hid the letter in a drawer.
- hide somebody/something I keep my private papers hidden.
- hide somebody/something from something (+ adv./prep.) They hid me from the police in their attic.
Extra Examples- He hid the book under his bed.
- I'll find a better place to hide it.
- It had been cleverly hidden under furniture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to go somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found
- Quick, hide!
- + adv./prep. I hid under the bed.
- hide from somebody (+ adv./prep.) We hid from our pursuers in an empty house.
- hide yourself + adv./prep. She hides herself away in her office all day.
Extra Examples- She wanted to run away and hide.
- He could easily hide in the woods.
- He quickly hid behind a large plant.
- They were hiding among the bushes.
- figures hiding in the shadows
- They're hiding from the police.
- (figurative) He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- [transitive] to cover somebody/something so that they/it cannot be seen synonym conceal
- hide something + adv./prep. He hid his face in his hands.
- hide something The house was hidden by trees.
- The brim of his hat hid half his face.
- No amount of make-up could hide the scar.
Extra Examples- He had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard.
- The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner.
- tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- [transitive] hide something to keep something secret, especially your feelings synonym conceal
- They didn't try to hide the fact that the film was a remake.
- I have never tried to hide the truth about my past.
- She struggled to hide her disappointment.
- They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did).
- His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature.
- I could not hide my joy at seeing him again.
Synonyms hidehideconceal ▪ cover ▪ disguise ▪ mask ▪ camouflageThese words all mean to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.hide to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep something secret, especially your feelings:- He hid the letter in a drawer.
- She managed to hide her disappointment.
- The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
- Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
- She covered her face with her hands.
- He tried to disguise his accent.
- She masked her anger with a smile.
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask something behind something
- to hide/conceal something under something
- to hide/conceal something from somebody
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings
Extra Examples- He had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss.
- The government tried to hide the evidence from the public.
- The truth may well remain hidden forever.
- He made no attempt to hide his anger
- Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions.
- She could barely hide her distaste.
- She was unable to hide her delight at his failure.
- feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- completely
- barely
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- try to
- …
- from
- keep something hidden
- previously hidden
- remain hidden
- …
Word Originverb Old English hȳdan, of West Germanic origin.
Idioms
See hide in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hide in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbury/hide your head in the sand
- to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it
cover/hide a multitude of sins
- (often humorous) to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant
- It's a shabby old sofa but cushions and throws can hide a multitude of sins.
hide your light under a bushel
- to not let people know that you are good at something
you can run but you can't hide
- used to say that whatever you do, you cannot escape the consequences of your actions
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