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CEFRA2

/haɪd/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To put something where it cannot be seen or found.

  2. 02

    noun

    The strong skin of an animal, used as leather.

Examples

  • He did not try to hide his dislike of his boss.

  • I can't hide the fact from you.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

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verb

Extra meanings

  1. The skin of an animal.

  2. To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.

  3. To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

More examples

In context

  • You are saying you intentionally hide your good looks?

  • He hides his magazines under the bed.

  • The father hid the gift behind him.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English hiden, huden, from Old English hȳdan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”), from Proto-West Germanic *huʀdijan (“to conceal”), from Proto-Germanic *huzdijaną (“to hoard”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). The verb was originally weak. In the King James Version of the Bible (1611), both hid and hidden are used for the past participle. Cognates Cognate with Dutch huiden, Low German (ver)hüden, (ver)hüen (“to hide, cover, conceal”), Welsh cuddio (“to hide”), Latin custōs, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to conceal”), Sanskrit कुहरम् (kuharam, “cave”). Related to hut and sky.