conceal
To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secretTo hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
» He concealed the fact from me.
Er verheimlichte mir die Tatsachen.
Он скрывал этот факт от меня.
Він приховав цей факт від мене.
Meaning
1 sensesTo hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
He tried to conceal the truth about his health.
verbergen, verheimlichen, verschleiern
скрыва́тьskryvátʹ, скры́тьskrýtʹ, пря́татьprjátatʹ
хова́тиxováty, схова́тиsxováty, ута́юватиutájuvaty
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others
- prevent from being seen or discovered
Examples
160 sentencesHe concealed the fact from me.
Він приховав цей факт від мене.
ruОн скрывал этот факт от меня.
deEr verheimlichte mir die Tatsachen.
Let's conceal this secret from him.
ruДавайте сохраним этот секрет в тайне от него.
She tried to conceal the fact.
ruОна пыталась скрыть этот факт.
Tom concealed his anger from Mary.
ruТом скрыл свой гнев от Мэри.
deTom verbarg seine Wut vor Mary.
I never concealed anything from you.
ruЯ никогда от тебя ничего не скрывал.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concFrom Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concēlō, concēlāre (“carefully disguise”).
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Forms
conceals, concealing, concealed, concealedSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- to conceal his
- tried to conceal
- conceal his anger
- concealed the fact