Definition Hide

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Definition

to hide (from someone): to conceal, to put out of sight (from someone)
verb
The Moon is hiding behind the clouds and I can't see it.
Where did you hide my underwear? I can't find it anywhere.

This is an irregular verb:
I hide / I hid / I have hidden

Pronunciation examples
UK: I don't like it when you hide my stuff. Have you hidden my insulin again?
US: Yes I hid it under a cushion, though I'm not telling you which one.

Examples

  • "Jean : And Philip, you should hide because he will be very angry against you."
  • "Bruno was acting funny, giving me subtle hints that he might be hiding something."
  • "Are you hiding cards in your saddle?"
  • "Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey"
  • "Philip : Well Edward, a guy from the FBI wants a microfiche, and apparently there's a microfiche hidden in your guitar."
  • "I haven't got anything to hide."
  • "I am Gunter, a talkative taxi driver with nothing to hide."
  • "Can't you try hiding the perfume from him?"
  • "I've told him to hide the monkeys."
  • "You have 30 seconds to hide."
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