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hidden away

hidden away is the past participle of hide away.

Meaning of hide away

Verb

hide away (third-person singular simple present hides away, present participle hiding away, simple past hid away, past participle hidden away)

  1. (transitive) To stash or store something in a secret location.
    • ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To hide, to be hidden.

Questions about hidden away

What is hidden away the past participle of?
Hidden away is the past participle of hide away.

Words near hidden away in the dictionary

  1. hidden
  2. hidden agenda
  3. hidden agendas
  4. hidden asset
  5. hidden assets
  6. hidden away
  7. hidden behind
  8. hidden champion
  9. hidden champions
  10. hidden cities
  11. hidden city

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