adjective / past participle · neutral
hidden
UK/ˈhɪd(ə)n/US/ˈhɪdən/HID·den
not seen or known about; kept out of sight or not told to people
Examples
“Be careful of hidden costs when you book a cheap flight.”
“The report revealed several hidden patterns in the data.”
“He discovered a hidden compartment under the floor.”
Band 8 sentence
“The survey uncovered previously hidden correlations between income and access to healthcare.”
Collocations
- hidden costs
- hidden agenda
- hidden camera
- hidden from view
Word family
Common mistakes
She hidden the truth.→She hid the truth.
There is many hidden problem in the report.→There are many hidden problems in the report.
She spoke hiddenly about the plan.→She spoke secretly about the plan.
Say it for a higher band
5secret→6concealed→7+hidden
Synonyms
concealed
secret
Easily confused
secret
“They decided to keep the location secret until the event opened.”
concealed
“The documents were concealed in a false bottom drawer.”
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