hid
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
An inflected form of hide · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,180 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,080 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- prevent from being seen or discovered also: conceal hide the money
- be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety also: hide out Probably his horse would be close to where he was hidingShe is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
- cover as if with a shroud also: shroud, enshroud, cover The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing also: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil a hidden messagea veiled threat
hid in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I have but one wish left,--that of knowing where my husband is hid.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He hid himself in the hall behind a great picture, that he might see what would happen.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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They are given to hiding a great deal, but the father in them can not be hid.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Nine fathom did she sink,—erect, though hid from light Save her colors unsurrendered and spars that kept the height.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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His knowledge, hid from public gaze, He did not bring to view, Nor make a noise town-meeting days, As many people do.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1