hide
To put in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discoverTo put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
He hides his magazines under the bed.
The father hid the gift behind him.
verbergen, verdecken, verheimlichen
пря́татьprjátatʹ, спря́татьsprjátatʹ, скрыва́тьskryvátʹ
хова́тиxováty, схова́тиsxováty, ута́юватиutájuvaty
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
(intransitive)To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.
You can run, but you can't hide!
The thieves were found hiding in an abandoned building.
sich verbergen, sich verstecken, sich unsichtbar machen
пря́татьсяprjátatʹsja, спря́татьсяsprjátatʹsja, скрыва́тьсяskryvátʹsja
хова́тисяxovátysja, схова́тисяsxovátysja, хорони́тисяxoronýtysja
To beat with a whip made from hide.
Examples
3492 sentencesSomeone is hiding in the corner.
Хтось ховається у кутку. — JeNNeR
ruКто-то прячется в углу. — marafon
deJemand versteckt sich in der Ecke. — MUIRIEL
I wonder where he is hiding.
Мені цікаво, де він ховається. — deniko
ruИнтересно, где ж он спрятался? — zmoo
deIch frage mich, wo er sich versteckt. — MUIRIEL
Tom was hiding in the mountains.
Том переховувався у горах. — deniko
ruТом скрывался в горах. — odexed
deTom versteckte sich in den Bergen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't have anything to hide.
Мені нема чого приховувати. — deniko
ruМне нечего скрывать. — marafon
I had to hide my money.
Я був змушений заховати гроші. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English hiden, huden, from Old English hȳdan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”), fFrom Middle English hiden, huden, from Old English hȳdan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”), from Proto-West Germanic *huʀdijan (“to conceal”), from Proto-Germanic *huzdijaną (“to hoard”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).
From 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.
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Forms
hides, hiding, hid, hiddenPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
17 synonymsAntonyms
7 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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