hide
The skin of an animalThe skin of an animal.
» Someone is hiding in the corner.
Jemand versteckt sich in der Ecke.
Кто-то прячется в углу.
В углу кто-то прячется.
Хтось ховається у кутку.
Meaning
7 senses(countable)The skin of an animal.
Haut, Fell, Leder
шку́раškúra, ко́жаkóža
шкі́раškíra
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
(US, informal, metonymically, uncountable, usually)One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
to save his own hide
better watch his hide
(countable)(mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
Hochsitz
(countable)A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
(countable)A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
(historical)A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.
(derogatory, obsolete)The human skin.
Examples
3492 sentencesSomeone is hiding in the corner.
Хтось ховається у кутку.
ruКто-то прячется в углу.
deJemand versteckt sich in der Ecke.
I wonder where he is hiding.
Мені цікаво, де він ховається.
ruИнтересно, где ж он спрятался?
deIch frage mich, wo er sich versteckt.
Tom was hiding in the mountains.
Том переховувався у горах.
ruТом скрывался в горах.
deTom versteckte sich in den Bergen.
I don't have anything to hide.
Мені нема чого приховувати.
ruМне нечего скрывать.
I had to hide my money.
Я був змушений заховати гроші.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hyde, from Old English hȳd, from Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from ProtoFrom Middle English hyde, from Old English hȳd, from Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéw(H)tis (“skin, hide”) (compare Latin cutis (“skin, rind, hide”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew(H)- (“to cover”), ultimately the same root as the above etymology. More at sky.
From Middle English hide, from Old English hīd, hȳd, hīġed, hīġid (“a measure of land”), for earlier *hīwid (“the amount of land needed to support one family”), a derivative of Proto-Germanic *hīwaz, *hīwō (“relative, fellow-lodger, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie with, store, be familiar”). Related to Old English hīwisc (“hide of land, household”), Old English hīwan (“members of a family, household”). More at hewe, hind.
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Forms
plural: hidesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- hid behind
- hid in the
- hid behind the
- is hiding something
- hiding something
- hiding something from
- tried to hide
- hid the money
- place to hide
- hid under the
- hid under
- was hiding in