{
    "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."
}