hide
Third Person
hides
Present Participle
hiding
Past Tense
hid
Past Participle
hidden
1
to keep something in a secret place, preventing it from being seen
transitive
- She hid her diary in a secret drawer to keep it private.
- The detective carefully hides the evidence to protect the case.
- She hid the gift under her bed to keep it a surprise.
- They hid the keys in a drawer so no one would find them.
- She tried to hide her surprise when she received the unexpected gift.
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2
to remain out of sight, typically to avoid being seen or discovered
- The cat often hides under the bed when it's scared.
- During the game of hide-and-seek, she always hides in the closet.
- Yesterday, the kids quickly hid when they heard someone approaching.
- The rabbit hid in the bushes as a precaution.
- Right now, the spy is hiding behind the curtains to observe the meeting.
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3
to keep someone or something out of sight by covering it
transitive
- The clouds hid the moon from view.
- The dog hid its bone in the garden.
- The thick curtains hid the view from outside.
- She hid her face behind her hands in embarrassment.
- The fence was built to hide the construction site from public view.
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4
to conceal or make content less visible in one's feed or timeline, often by selecting an option or feature that temporarily or permanently removes the content from view
transitive
- I usually hide ads that don’t interest me.
- He chose to hide comments from certain users.
- The app lets you hide posts from specific accounts.
- You can hide suggested posts if they’re irrelevant.
- The platform allows you to hide replies on your posts.