Hide meaning in English

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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

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

  • "The neighbor's dog chased me down the street and I had to hide in a dumpster all night."
  • "It turns out that I had an extra one hiding behind an old laser printer."
  • "Are you hiding cards in your saddle?"
  • "Bruno says that he is going to throw him out the window when he finds him, but I believe Horatio is hiding him in one of the smaller offices."
  • "I am Gunter, a talkative taxi driver with nothing to hide."
  • "Donna : Okay, I'm just going to hide behind my desk and start the machine."
  • "Susie : Then, when I return from lunch, he's in the corner of my office, hiding behind the ficus, just staring at me."
  • "I haven't got anything to hide."
  • "Donna : Oh yes, it always begins with a glass or two, until you find yourself hiding cases of gin under your bed?"
  • "Jean : And Philip, you should hide because he will be very angry against you."
  • "Philip : Well Edward, a guy from the FBI wants a microfiche, and apparently there's a microfiche hidden in your guitar."
  • "Bruno was acting funny, giving me subtle hints that he might be hiding something."
  • "Can't you try hiding the perfume from him?"
  • "7.20AM – Find space in closet to hide myself."
  • "I remind you that the previous cleaner you sent us was caught stealing the office plants, the one before her was discovered hiding under the desk of our marketing director, trying to look up her skirt, and the gentleman before that had to be brought down from the roof by the police."
  • "Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey"
  • "Harold : Could you tell me where they've hidden the steaks please?"
  • "Bruno : All the same, the other day, when the server started beeping, Jean ran into the break room and hid behind the couch."
  • "Then I saw Philip hiding outside of my door."

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