disclosed

«disclosed» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of «disclose»: told or made known something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

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

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

• 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.