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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hide behind en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield.
    • Don't hide behind your spokesman, speak for yourself!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, behind.
    • Don't hide behind that rock, come out in the open!

Forms

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hidden behind Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hides behind Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
hiding behind Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hid behind Tense=Past lexicographic