hide-and-seek

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahyd and seek]
- /haɪd ænd sik/
- /haɪd ənd siːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahyd and seek]
- /haɪd ænd sik/

Definitions of hide-and-seek word

noun hide-and-seek one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them. 1
uncountable noun hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a children's game in which one player covers his or her eyes until the other players have hidden themselves, and then he or she tries to find them. 0
noun hide-and-seek a game in which one player covers his or her eyes and waits while the others hide, and then tries to find them 0
noun hide-and-seek a children's game in which one player (called “it”) tries to find the other players, who have hidden 0

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Origin of hide-and-seek

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Hide-and-seek

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hide-and-seek

hide-and-seek popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.