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hid·den

 (hĭd′n)
v.
A past participle of hide1.
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hidden

(ˈhɪdən)
vb
a past participle of hide1
adj
concealed or obscured: a hidden cave; a hidden meaning.
ˈhiddenly adv
ˈhiddenness n
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hid•den

(ˈhɪd n)

adj.
1. concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning.
v.
2. past part. of hide 1.
hid′den•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.hidden - not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"
invisible, unseeable - impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"
2.hidden - designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
3.hidden - difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
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hidden

adjective
1. secret, veiled, dark, mysterious, obscure, mystical, mystic, shrouded, occult, latent, cryptic, hermetic, ulterior, abstruse, recondite, hermetical Uncover hidden meanings and discover special messages.
2. concealed, covered, secret, covert, unseen, clandestine, secreted, under wraps, unrevealed The pictures had obviously been taken by a hidden camera.
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hidden

adjective
1. Concealed from view:
2. Screened from the view of oncoming drivers:
3. Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed:
Idiom: under cover.
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Translations
مُخَبَّا ، خَفيمَخْفِيّ
skrytý
gemtskjult
peidetud
piilevä
sakriven
rejtett
falinn
隠された
숨겨진
escondidoescondida
skrit
dold
ซึ่งปิดบัง
tiềm ẩn

hidden

[ˈhɪdn]
A. PP of hide 1
B. ADJescondido (fig) [meaning, truth] → oculto, secreto
hidden assetsactivo msing oculto
hidden reservesreservas fpl ocultas
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hidden

[ˈhɪdən ˈhɪdən]
pp of hide
adj [fact, feeling] → caché(e)
hidden extras → frais mpl annexeshidden agenda nintentions fpl cachées
to have a hidden agenda → avoir des intentions cachées
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hidden

adjversteckt, verborgen (also computer file)
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hidden

[ˈhɪdn]
1. pp of hide
2. adj (gen) → nascosto/a; (meaning) → recondito/a
there are no hidden extras → è veramente tutto compreso nel prezzo
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hide1

(haid) past tense hid (hid) : past participle hidden (ˈhidn) verb
to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found. I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.
noun
a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.
ˈhidden adjective
(made in such a way as to be) difficult to see or find. a hidden door; a hidden meaning.
hide-and-seek noun
a children's game in which one person searches for other people who have hidden themselves.
ˈhide-out noun
a place where one can hide or is hiding. The police searched for the bandits' hide-out.
ˈhiding noun
He has gone into hiding because he knows the police are looking for him; Is he still in hiding?; The burglar came out of hiding when the police car drove off.
ˈhiding-place noun
a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden. We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.
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hidden

مَخْفِيّ skrytý skjult versteckt κρυφός oculto piilevä caché sakriven nascosto 隠された 숨겨진 verborgen skjult ukryty escondido спрятанный dold ซึ่งปิดบัง saklı tiềm ẩn 隐藏的
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hidden

a. pp. de to hide, oculto-a, escondido-a, latente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
He declared that he had not seen him, and yet pointed, all the time he was speaking, to the hut where the Fox lay hidden. The huntsman took no notice of the signs, but believing his word, hastened forward in the chase.
If you will guard the children who are hidden in the golden apple-tree, I will bring you at once up to the earth.
The walls of the chamber as well as the floor were entirely hidden by skins and woven fabrics.
As Jane and Tarzan stood upon the vessel's deck recounting to one another the details of the various adventures through which each had passed since they had parted in their London home, there glared at them from beneath scowling brows a hidden watcher upon the shore.
If Chee-Chee had known this, he would most likely have hidden them again.
He thought about the warning of the old witch-doctor before he fell asleep and he thought of it again after he awoke; but he did not turn back for he was unafraid, though had he known what lay in store for one he loved most in all the world he would have flown through the trees to her side and allowed the gold of Opar to remain forever hidden in its forgotten storehouse.
This house was completely hidden from any chance eye that might peer down from the edge of the hole.
When it is done, I shall go downstairs with the nightgown rolled up, and hidden under my cloak.
THERE comes a time in every rightly- constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.
The wolves rushed on him open- mouthed, from before and from behind, so that in a breath he was well- nigh hidden by their forms.
That was Dunstan's first thought as he approached it; the second was, that the old fool of a weaver, whose loom he heard rattling already, had a great deal of money hidden somewhere.
While we were eating, the dervish happened to mention that in a spot only a little way off from where we were sitting, there was hidden a treasure so great that if my eighty camels were loaded till they could carry no more, the hiding place would seem as full as if it had never been touched.