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hidden

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈhɪdən// UK //hˈɪdən// hid·den General-service

adj. kept out of sight so that people cannot see or find it easily. You use this to describe things that are secret or covered up.

adj. kept out of sight; concealed from view or discovery. Often functions as a past-participial adjective derived from 'hide'.


SIMPLE

The children found a hidden room in the old house.

CONTEXTUAL

The hikers discovered a hidden waterfall deep within the forest that was not marked on any map.

COMPLEX

The journalist spent months investigating the hidden costs of the infrastructure project, eventually revealing millions in unaccounted expenditures.

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Origin

Morphologically hid + -en.

Usage

Often used as a participial adjective before a noun or after a linking verb.

Pitfall

The key was hided under the mat.The key was hidden under the mat.The past participle of 'hide' is 'hidden', not 'hided'.

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