hide in plain sight

verb

To be unnoticeable, by staying visible.

“I have satisfied myself that she is alive, and apparently well, and hiding in plain sight. Prudence prevents me from saying where.”

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Meanings

verbhide in plain sight (third-person singular simple present hides in plain sight, present participle hiding in plain sight, simple past hid in plain sight, past participle hidden in plain sight)

present singular third person hides in plain sight · participle present hiding in plain sight · past hid in plain sight · participle past hidden in plain sight

  1. idiomaticTo be unnoticeable, by staying visible.

    I have satisfied myself that she is alive, and apparently well, and hiding in plain sight. Prudence prevents me from saying where.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 隱身於眾 /隐身于众
  • 隱身於眾 /隐身于众 (yǐnshēnyúzhòng)be unnoticeable by staying visible
Finnish pysytellä poissa näkyvistä
  • pysytellä poissa näkyvistäbe unnoticeable by staying visible
German sich unsichtbar machen
  • sich unsichtbar machenbe unnoticeable by staying visible
Romanian ascuns la vedere
  • ascuns la vederebe unnoticeable by staying visible
Russian спрятать на виду, спрятать на видном месте
  • спрятать на виду (sprjatatʹ na vidu)be unnoticeable by staying visible
  • спрятать на видном месте (sprjatatʹ na vidnom meste)be unnoticeable by staying visible
Spanish esconderse a simple vista
  • esconderse a simple vistabe unnoticeable by staying visible
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APA

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MLA

“hide in plain sight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hide%20in%20plain%20sight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hide in plain sight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hide%20in%20plain%20sight.

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