English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hide Pronunciation
Hide is pronounced HYD, IPA /ˈhaɪd/.
HYD
US /ˈhaɪd/ · UK /ˈhaɪd/
Syllables: HYD (1 syllable)
verb; also a noun, the skin of an animal: To put something out of sight, or to keep yourself from being found.
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Hide in a Sentence
- Hide the spare key somewhere you will remember.
- The children were trying to hide behind the sofa.
- She could not hide her disappointment.
Common Mispronunciations of Hide
Not HID
A silent e at the end stretches the i out to the eye of my, which is all that separates this word from hid, its own past tense.
Not HYT
Let the final d stay voiced, with the throat still humming. Clipping it to a t gives height.
Tip: The animal-skin sense, as in a leather hide, sounds exactly the same.
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