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hides away

hides away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hides away

What is hides away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hides away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hide away.

Words near hides away in the dictionary

  1. hideout
  2. hideouts
  3. hider
  4. hiders
  5. hides
  6. hides away
  7. hides behind
  8. hides in plain sight
  9. hides one's light under a bushel
  10. hides out
  11. hides the ball

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