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hide in plain sight

hide in plain sight verb: to be unnoticeable, by staying visible.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be unnoticeable, by staying visible.
    • I have satisfied myself that she is alive, and apparently well, and hiding in plain sight. Prudence prevents me from saying where.

Forms of hide in plain sight

third-person singular presenthides in plain sight
present participlehiding in plain sight
pasthid in plain sight
past participlehidden in plain sight

Questions about hide in plain sight

What does hide in plain sight mean?
Hide in plain sight means to be unnoticeable, by staying visible.
What part of speech is hide in plain sight?
Hide in plain sight is a verb.
What is the past tense of hide in plain sight?
The past tense of hide in plain sight is hid in plain sight.

Words near hide in plain sight in the dictionary

  1. hide and seek
  2. hide away
  3. hide beetle
  4. hide beetles
  5. hide behind
  6. hide in plain sight
  7. hide in the closet
  8. hide nor hair
  9. hide one's light under a bushel
  10. hide out
  11. hide the ball

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