verstecken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
- conceal verb To hide something from sight or keep it secret from others.
- hide verb To put something, or oneself, somewhere out of sight or hard to find.
- shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
- stash verb To put something away safely or secretly, meaning to use later.
Senses
verstecken is used for these senses in English:
- abscond (intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
- conceal (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
- hide (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
- hide (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.
- hide and seek (playground game) A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out.
- shun (transitive) To screen, hide.
- stash (transitive) To hide or store away for later use.