disclosed
part of speech
verb form (past of disclose); adjective (disclosed)
meaning for a pupil
1) Disclosed is the past form of «disclose»: told or made known something that was secret or private. tree →
2) (adjective) Disclosed information has been made public or told. tree →
3) Disclosed can mean uncovered or shown, when something hidden is revealed. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah, it means that God revealed the secrets of the letters to Abraham. In Samuel it means that two men showed themselves, letting the enemy see them. Interpretation: Tradition says that Abraham was given the secret of how the world was made from the letters, and that Sefer Yetzirah records it. The story of Jonathan and his armour-bearer is read as the start of a victory that came from faith. In the primary lessons: Common in news reports and formal writing: «the price was not disclosed», «an undisclosed location». In stories it shows a secret coming out. Phrases: not disclosed, publicly disclosed, undisclosed.
examples
- He bound the essences of the twenty-two letters on his tongue, and God disclosed to him the secrets of them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said: 'Behold Hebrews coming forth out of the holes where they hid themselves.' (Prophets 1SA.14.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The boy disclosed that he had broken the window. tree →
- The price of the house was not disclosed. tree →
- The report disclosed that the river was polluted. tree →
- She disclosed her worries to the school nurse. tree →
- The team's new coach was disclosed at the press meeting. tree →
- The detective disclosed who the thief was at the end. tree →
- The money was paid to an undisclosed person. tree →
- This, when removed, disclosed a flight of stone steps which led to a large room richly furnished and lighted by tapers. tree →
note
Past of «disclose». Opposite adjective: undisclosed (kept secret). «Disclosed» means told; «discovered» means found out — different ideas.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disclosed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.