/haɪd/
Translation
To put something where it cannot be seen, or to go where no one can find you.
Word origin
From Old English hydan, meaning to keep something out of sight.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hydan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Hide" means to go where no one can see them.
sweets .
"Hides" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Hid" is the past form of "hide".
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Grammar articles
(5)Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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