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English

/haɪd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
  • (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hiden inherited from Old English hȳdan (hide, conceal, preserve) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūdijaną (conceal, hide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (encase, wrap, cover, hide, conceal), *(s)kew- (cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kew-

Gloss

cover, conceal, cloud, hide, commit to cut, equip, hew, perform

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

雲, 曇

Emoji
🤭 📔

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