Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.

    Don't hide behind your spokesman, speak for yourself!

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.

    Don't hide behind that rock, come out in the open!

Examples

322 sentences
  1. Tom was hiding behind a tree.

    Том ховався за деревом. — MaxUA

    ruТом прятался за деревом. — marafon

    deTom versteckte sich hinter einem Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The child was hiding behind a big tree.

    Дитина ховалася за великим деревом. — deniko

    ruРебёнок прятался за большим деревом. — sharptoothed

    deDas Kind versteckte sich hinter einem großen Baum. — Manfredo

  3. He hid it behind the door.

    Він заховався за дверима. — deniko

    ruОн спрятал это за дверь. — Balamax

  4. He hid himself behind the door.

    Він сховався за дверима. — deniko

    ruОн спрятался за дверью. — Hellerick

    deEr versteckte sich hinter der Tür. — MUIRIEL

  5. Tom hid himself behind the curtain.

    Том заховався за шторою. — deniko

    ruТом спрятался за занавеской. — Yanka

    deTom versteckte sich hinter dem Vorhang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Forms

hides behind, hiding behind, hid behind, hidden behind
Base formhide behind · to hide behind
3rd person singularhides behind
Present participlehiding behind
Past simplehid behind
Past participlehidden behind

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhide behind
he, she, ithides behind

Past simpleLesson

all personshid behind

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hidden behind
he, she, ithas hidden behind

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hide behind

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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