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{ "term": "hide", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "hide", "heSheIt": "hides" }, "pastSimple": "hid", "pastParticiple": "hidden", "ingForm": "hiding" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found", "sensetop": "hide somebody/something + adv./prep.hide somebody/somethinghide somebody/something from something (+ adv./prep.)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He hid the letter in a drawer.", "contextForm": "hide somebody/something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "I keep my private papers hidden.", "contextForm": "hide somebody/something" }, { "text": "They hid me from the police in their attic.", "contextForm": "hide somebody/something from something (+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "He hid the book under his bed." }, { "text": "I'll find a better place to hide it." }, { "text": "It had been cleverly hidden under furniture." } ], "synonyms": "conceal", "collocations": { "adverb": ["away", "quickly", "easily"], "verb + hide": ["prefer to", "want to"], "preposition": ["among", "behind", "beneath"], "phrases": ["carefully hidden", "completely hidden", "well hidden"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to go somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.hide from somebody (+ adv./prep.)hide yourself + adv./prep.", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Quick, hide!" }, { "text": "I hid under the bed.", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "We hid from our pursuers in an empty house.", "contextForm": "hide from somebody (+ adv./prep.)" }, { "text": "She hides herself away in her office all day.", "contextForm": "hide yourself + adv./prep." }, { "text": "She wanted to run away and hide." }, { "text": "He could easily hide in the woods." }, { "text": "He quickly hid behind a large plant." }, { "text": "They were hiding among the bushes." }, { "text": "figures hiding in the shadows" }, { "text": "They're hiding from the police." }, { "text": "He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["away", "quickly", "easily"], "verb + hide": ["prefer to", "want to"], "preposition": ["among", "behind", "beneath"], "phrases": ["carefully hidden", "completely hidden", "well hidden"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to cover somebody/something so that they/it cannot be seen", "sensetop": "hide something + adv./prep.hide something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **hid his face** in his hands.", "contextForm": "hide something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "The house was hidden by trees.", "contextForm": "hide something" }, { "text": "The brim of his hat hid half his face." }, { "text": "No amount of make-up could hide the scar." }, { "text": "He had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard." }, { "text": "The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner." }, { "text": "tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills" } ], "synonyms": "conceal", "collocations": { "adverb": ["away", "quickly", "easily"], "verb + hide": ["prefer to", "want to"], "preposition": ["among", "behind", "beneath"], "phrases": ["carefully hidden", "completely hidden", "well hidden"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to keep something secret, especially your feelings", "sensetop": "hide something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They didn't try to **hide the fact** that the film was a remake." }, { "text": "I have never **tried to hide** the truth about my past." }, { "text": "She struggled to hide her disappointment." }, { "text": "They claim that they **have nothing to hide** *(= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did)*." }, { "text": "His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature." }, { "text": "I could not hide my joy at seeing him again." }, { "text": "He had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss." }, { "text": "The government tried to hide the evidence from the public." }, { "text": "The truth may well remain hidden forever." }, { "text": "He made no attempt to hide his anger" }, { "text": "Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions." }, { "text": "She could barely hide her distaste." }, { "text": "She was unable to hide her delight at his failure." }, { "text": "feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years" } ], "synonyms": "conceal", "collocations": { "adverb": ["well", "completely", "barely"], "verb + hide": ["be able to", "be unable to", "try to"], "preposition": ["from"], "phrases": [ "keep something hidden", "previously hidden", "remain hidden" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant", "labels": "(often humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "It's a shabby old sofa but cushions and throws can hide a multitude of sins." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to not let people know that you are good at something", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that whatever you do, you cannot escape the consequences of your actions", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/haɪd/", "audio": "hi/hide/hide__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/haɪdz/", "audio": "hi/hide/hides__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hɪd/", "audio": "hi/hide/hid__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪdn/", "audio": "hi/hide/hidden__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/", "audio": "hi/hide/hiding__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/haɪd/", "audio": "hi/hide/hide__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/haɪdz/", "audio": "hi/hide/hides__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/hɪd/", "audio": "hi/hide/hid__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪdn/", "audio": "hi/hide/hidden__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/", "audio": "hi/hide/hiding__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "verb Old English hȳdan, of West Germanic origin." }