Polyglot Dictionary

ocultar

/okulˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
oculto
preterite (yo)
oculté
past participle
ocultado

Meaning

  1. to hide, to conceal

    • Oculta la verdad.

      He conceals the truth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recatar

ocultar and recatar are close synonyms for "to conceal," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

verbergen

verbergen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hide, to conceal."

Practice

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