Meaning & use
unhid
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“unhid” is a form of “unhide”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
verbtransitivecomputing
Made something visible again after it had been hidden on a screen, such as a file, column, post or tab.
Grammar: Takes an object: she unhid the column.
Patterns
- unhide something
She unhid the third column to check the totals.
I accidentally hid the folder, but later I unhid it from the menu.
He unhid the old photos so everyone could see them again.
Word forms
| present tense | unhide |
|---|---|
| third person singular | unhides |
| past tense | unhid |
| past participle | unhidden |
| -ing form | unhiding |
Common combinations
- unhid the column
- She unhid the column and the missing data appeared.
- unhid the file
- He unhid the file by changing a setting.
- unhid the post
- The moderator unhid the post after a review.
- unhid the tab
- I unhid the tab to find my old notes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- revealed
- Revealed is general and can mean uncovering a secret, while unhid is for making hidden digital items visible.
- restored
- Restored suggests putting back something removed, but unhid means only that it was hidden, not deleted.
- showed
- Showed is a plain word for displaying anything, whereas unhid says it was hidden before.
- uncovered
- Uncovered usually means taking away a physical cover or finding something unknown, not changing a visibility setting.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: unhid or unhid?
unhid vs unhid
Do not write unhided; the past tense of unhide is unhid, like hid from hide.
Practice
Yesterday the manager ___ the hidden rows so the whole team could check them.
Choose one answer.
Unhid is the simple past of unhide and fits a finished action yesterday. Unhides is present, unhiding needs an auxiliary, and has unhid should be has unhidden.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unhid”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.