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hide¹
- /haɪd/
- /hɛɪd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From 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”).
The verb was originally weak. In the King James Version of the Bible (1611), both hid and hidden are used for the past participle.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch huiden, Low German (ver)hüden, (ver)hüen (“to hide, cover, conceal”), Welsh cuddio (“to hide”), Latin custōs, Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, “to conceal”), Sanskrit कुहरम् (kuharam, “cave”). Related to hut and sky.
verb hides · hiding · hid · hidden · hyde
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To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
He hides his magazines under the bed.
Similar: conceal, occult, hide away, secrete, veil, disguise, bury · Opposite: disclose, expose, reveal, show, uncover, visiblize, visualize
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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!
Similar: go undercover, hide away, hide out, lie low, hole up · Opposite: reveal, show
hide²
- /haɪd/
- /hɛɪd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
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.
Cognates
See also West Frisian hûd, Dutch huid, German Haut, Danish hud, Welsh cwd (“scrotum”), Latin cutis (“skin”), Lithuanian kutys (“purse, money-belt”), Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow vessel”), σκῦτος (skûtos, “cover, hide”).
noun hides · hyde
- The skin of an animal.
- The human skin. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!
- One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. to save his own hide
- (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. A Forest Trail and wild life hides lie 2 miles to the north-east. Blue hares, deer, wild geese, herons and duck can be discreetly observed from the hides.
- A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway. In the early days of American settlement, hides were built into houses to provide protection from the Indians and to conceal merchandise from the threat of taxation or thievery.
- A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
verb hides · hiding · hided · hyde
- To beat with a whip made from hide. He ran last week, and he was hided, and he was out on the day before yesterday, and here he is once more, and he knows he's got to run and to be hided again.
hide³
- /haɪd/
- /hɛɪd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
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.
noun hides · hyde
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A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.
The exact size of hides varied with soil quality, but each one generally encompassed 24 to 26 hectares.
Similar: carucate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hide out, obliterate, blot out, conceal, shroud, enshroud, fell, cover, obscure, skin, pelt, hideout, lie, stash, stow, subdue
Translations
Every language
verb (transitive) put in a place where it will be harder to discover
| Español | esconder, ocultar, disimular, soterrar, submarinear, escusar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숨기다 sumgida, 감추다 gamchuda, 가리다 garida |
| 日本語 | 隠す kakusu, 隠匿する intoku suru |
| 中文 | 藏 cáng, 韞 /韫 yùn |
| हिन्दी | छिपान chipān, छुपाना chupānā, छिपाना chipānā, लुकाना lukānā |
| Português | esconder |
| Français | cacher, dissimuler, masquer |
| Deutsch | verbergen, verdecken, verheimlichen, verstecken, unsichtbar machen |
| Italiano | nascondere |
| Ελληνικά | κρύβω krývo |
| Română | ascunde |
| Русский | пря́тать prjátatʹ, спря́тать sprjátatʹ, скрыва́ть skryvátʹ, скрыть skrytʹ, ута́ивать utáivatʹ, таи́ть taítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | giấu |
| العربية | أَخْفَى ʔaḵfā, خَبَأَ ḵabaʔa |
| עברית | הִסְתִּיר histír, הֶחְבִּיא hekhbí, העלים he'elím |
verb (intransitive) put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find
| Español | esconderse, escusarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숨다 sumda |
| 日本語 | 隠れる kakureru |
| 中文 | 躲藏 duǒcáng, 隱藏 /隐藏 yǐncáng, 躲 duǒ |
| हिन्दी | छिपना chipnā, लुकना luknā, छुपना chupnā |
| Kiswahili | kujificha |
| Português | esconder-se |
| Français | se cacher |
| Deutsch | sich verbergen, sich verstecken, sich unsichtbar machen |
| Italiano | nascondersi |
| Ελληνικά | κρύβομαι krývomai |
| Română | ascunde |
| Русский | пря́таться prjátatʹsja, спря́таться sprjátatʹsja, скрыва́ться skryvátʹsja, скры́ться skrýtʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | nấp, núp, náu, trốn |
| العربية | اِخْتَبَأَ iḵtabaʔa |
| עברית | הִתְחַבֵּא hitkhabé |
noun skin of an animal
| Español | piel, cuero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가죽 gajuk, 피혁 pihyeok |
| 日本語 | 革 kawa, 皮革 hikaku |
| 中文 | 皮 pí, 皮革 pígé, 獸皮 /兽皮 shòupí, 毛皮 máopí |
| हिन्दी | चर्म carm |
| Português | pele, couro |
| Français | cuir, peau |
| Deutsch | Haut, Fell, Leder |
| Italiano | pelle |
| Ελληνικά | δέρμα dérma |
| Română | blană, piele |
| Русский | шку́ра škúra, ко́жа kóža |
| Tiếng Việt | da, bộ da, bộ bì |
| العربية | إِهَاب ʔihāb, جِلْد jild |
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