disclose

«disclose» in Mova's school dictionary: to tell people something that was secret or private — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (disclose, discloses, disclosed, disclosing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To disclose something is to tell people something that was secret or private. tree →

2) To disclose something is to show something that was hidden. tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal word in news, law and safety: children are told they can disclose (tell) a trusted adult if someone is hurting them. Companies must disclose information, and people must not disclose passwords. Phrases: disclose information, disclose a secret, refuse to disclose.

examples

• Never disclose your password to anyone online. tree →
• The company did not disclose how much money it made. tree →
• She finally disclosed the secret to her best friend. tree →
• If something worries you, you can disclose it to a teacher. tree →
• The magician would not disclose how the trick worked. tree →
• Lifting the curtain disclosed a hidden door. tree →
• The winner's name will be disclosed tomorrow. tree →
• My zeal prompts me to disclose this to your Majesty. tree →

note

Regular verb: disclosed, disclosing. Noun: disclosure. Formal; in everyday talk say «tell» or «reveal». Opposite: hide, conceal, keep secret. Online safety: do not disclose your address, school or passwords.

In the corpora

• Then said Jonathan: 'Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disclose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.