in hiding
45
5.3
- idiom
:
escondido
- The fugitive is in hiding somewhere in the mountains, away from the police.
- live in hiding
And then we follow another girl who is in hiding.
- And then we follow another girl who is in hiding.
- So most pro democracy activists are in hiding.
- So the only what it was was showing people that he's not this he's in hiding.
Examples
-
Impossible as it seemed, I'd been in hiding for over a year.
-
Ever since then, we have been living here, in hiding.
-
Most of us spend our entire lives in hiding.
-
The kids are either in hiding or getting basic training.
-
Why are so many of you in hiding?
-
How is it that there are so many of you in hiding?
Fiction book (1991) -
Mary Magdalene lived out her days in hiding.
-
We got lucky the first time we found him, and now he's in hiding again.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rushdie has had to spend most of his time in hiding.
Academic text (1999) -
We believe the Wolf's in hiding in an area of Colombia controlled by the E.L.C., extreme Marxist guerrillas...
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
201
2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
153
5.7
Hidden and done secretly to avoid being found by authorities
125
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
20
9.9
Hiding from the police or other officials
5
3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
Antonyms
How Hidden
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'in a concealed or secret place to avoid being found' is directly compositional from 'in' (locative/prepositional) + 'hiding' (the condition of being concealed), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This locative + noun construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition, making the expression immediately understandable.
Etymology
In hiding paints a clear picture: someone staying in a secret place and quietly hiding so no one can see them. That's why it means 'in a secret place to avoid being found'.