Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hide away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: hide -away
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stash or store something in a secret location.

Transitive verb

verb

To hide, to be hidden.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"‘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.’"
"You gotta take it hide it away / I′ve been told that it's much better / When you′re growing old, taking life easy / But you have to know where your life will go"

Usage

Inflected Forms

hides away (present, singular) hiding away (participle, present) hid away (past) hidden away (participle, past)

Questions

What does hide away mean?: To stash or store something in a secret location.

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