hide

hideverb

To hide is to keep someone or something where others cannot see, find, or know about it.

1. put out of sightput someone or something in a place where others cannot see or find them

   transitive [T] verb + object [V + obj] verb + object + adverb [V + obj + adv] verb + object + preposition + object [V + obj + prep + obj]

   • She hid the money under the bed. V + obj + adv
   • Where did you hide the key? V + obj
   • The house was hidden behind tall trees. V + obj (passive)
   • He hid the letter from his wife. V + obj + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + noun hide the money, hide a key, hide a present, hide your face

   adverb + verb carefully hide

   verb + preposition hide something from someone, hide something under something

   phrase be well hidden

   Synonyms conceal

2. go out of sightgo to or stay in a place where others cannot see or find you

   intransitive [I] verb + adverb or preposition [V + adv/prep]

   • The children hid behind the door. V + adv/prep
   • The cat was hiding under the car. V + adv/prep
   • He hid from his older brother all afternoon. V + adv/prep

   Collocations

   verb + preposition hide behind something, hide under something, hide from someone

   verb + adverb hide away

3. keep secretnot let other people know your feelings, the truth, or a fact

   transitive [T] verb + object [V + obj] verb + object + preposition + object [V + obj + prep + obj]

   • She couldn't hide her disappointment. V + obj
   • I have nothing to hide.
   • He tried to hide the truth from his parents. V + obj + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + noun hide your feelings, hide the truth, hide a secret

   phrase have nothing to hide

   Synonyms conceal

   Antonyms reveal; show