concealed
part of speech
adjective (concealed); verb, past form of "conceal" (conceal, conceals, concealed, concealing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Concealed means hidden, kept out of sight. tree →
2) (formal) To have concealed something is to have hidden it or kept it secret. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety signs: "concealed entrance" or "concealed driveway" warns drivers that cars may come out from somewhere hard to see. In nature lessons, concealed animals use camouflage. In stories, concealed doors, treasure and weapons. Phrases: concealed entrance, well concealed, concealed from view.
examples
- The road sign said "Concealed entrance ahead". tree →
- The treasure was concealed under the floor. tree →
- A concealed door led to a secret room. tree →
- The owl was well concealed in the tree. tree →
- He concealed his fear with a smile. tree →
- Drive slowly near a concealed driveway. tree →
- The camera was concealed in a smoke alarm. tree →
- She concealed the present behind her back. tree →
- They led him to the spot where the money was concealed. tree →
note
Formal; everyday: hidden. Regular verb: conceal, concealed. Opposite: visible, revealed, open.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «concealed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.