Complete Definition of "hide"

English

Pronunciation
AHD|hīd, IPA|/haɪd/, SAMPA|/haId/
audio|en-us-hide.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪd

Etymology 1
Old English hydan|hȳdan.

Verb
en-verb|hides|hiding|hid|hidden

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

#: He hides his magazines under the bed.
#: The politicians were accused of keeping information hidden from the public.

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

Synonyms
(1): conceal, hide away, secrete
(2): go undercover, hide away, hide oneself, hide out, lie low

Antonyms
Transitive:

disclose, expose, reveal, show, uncover

Intransitive:
reveal oneself, show oneself

Derived terms
hide one's light under a bushel

Translations
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Catalan: amagar
Croatian: t-|hr|kriti
Dutch: verbergen, verstoppen, wegstoppen
Esperanto: t-|eo|ka�i|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|piilottaa
Czech: schovat, skrýt
French: cacher, dissimuler, masquer
German: verbergen, verdecken, verheimlichen, verstecken
Hungarian: t-|hu|rejt
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Indonesian: menyembunyikan, sembunyi
Italian: t+|it|nascondere
Korean: �기� (sumgida), ��� (gamchuda), �리� (garida)
Kurdish:

Malayalam: മറയ������ (maRaykkuka)
Old English: t-|ang|hydan|althȳdan|xsOld English, t-|ang|miþan|altmīþan|xsOld English
Portuguese: t+|pt|esconder
Romanian: t+|ro|ascunde
Russian: t|ru|п���а��|trpr'átat'|scCyrl impf, t|ru|�п���а��|trspr'átat'|scCyrl pf; t|ru|�к��ва��|trskryvát'|scCyrl impf, t|ru|�к����|trskryt'|scCyrl pf
Scottish Gaelic: falaich, ceil
Sicilian: ammucciari
Spanish: t-|es|esconder, t-|es|ocultar
Telugu: దా�� (daachu)
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trans-top|(intransitive)
Dutch: zich verbergen, zich verstoppen, zich wegstoppen
Finnish: piiloutua
French: t+|fr|se cacher
German: sich verbergen, sich verstecken
Indonesian: bersembunyi
Czech: schovat se, skrýt se
Italian: t-|it|nascondersi
Korean: �� (sumda)
Malayalam: മറയ�� (maRayuka)
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Old English: t-|ang|hydan|althȳdan|xsOld English, t-|ang|miþan|altmīþan|xsOld English
Portuguese: esconder-se
Romanian: t+|ro|ascunde
Russian: t|ru|п���а����|trpr'átat's'a|scCyrl impf, t|ru|�п���а����|trspr'átat's'a|scCyrl pf; t|ru|�к��ва����|trskryvát's'a|scCyrl impf, t|ru|�к������|trskrýt's'a|scCyrl pf
Scottish Gaelic: falaich, ceil
Sicilian: ammucciarisi
Spanish: esconderse
Telugu: దా����న� (daakkonu)
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|CJKV Characters: �
ttbc|Ido: celar
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (����, kakureru), �� (���, kakusu)
ttbc|Arabic: أخ��

Etymology 2
Old English hyd|hȳd

Noun
en-noun

  1. countable The skin of an animal.
  2. countable italbrac|mainly British A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scare|scaring them.
  3. A medieval land measure equal to the amount of land that could sustain one free family; usually 100 acres. Forty hides equalled a barony.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|animal skin pelt, skin
italbrac-colon|land measure carucate

Translations
trans-top|skin of an animal
Dutch: huid f, vel n, vacht f, leer n
Esperanto: felo
French: t+|fr|cuir|m, t+|fr|peau|f
German: t+|de|Haut|f, t+|de|Fell|n, t+|de|Leder|n
Korean: �죽 (gajug, gajuk)
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Polish: skóra f
Portuguese: t+|pt|pele|f
Romanain: blan� f
Russian: t+|ru|�к��а|f|trškúra|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: craiceann m
Telugu: త�ల� (toalu)
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trans-top|covered structure for observing animals
French: t+|fr|cache|f
German: Hochsitz m
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trans-top|land measure
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Category:English irregular verbs

el:hide
fa:hide
fr:hide
gl:hide
ko:hide
io:hide
it:hide
hu:hide
pl:hide
ro:hide
ru:hide
fi:hide
ta:hide
te:hide
th:hide
vi:hide
uk:hide
zh:hide

Revision and Credits for"hide"
  • 2007-11-27 11:19 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for hr, eo, fi, hu, it, ang, pt, ro, es, fr, de, ru

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