Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
ずっと隠れていたらしい。It seems they had been hiding all along.
2. to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight
目が前髪に隠れていて見えない。Their eyes are hidden behind their bangs, so I can't see them.
3. to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
彼は世を捨てて、山奥に隠れた。He renounced the world and withdrew into seclusion deep in the mountains.
4. to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); to be undiscovered; to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)
usu. prenominally as 隠れた
隠れた趣味なのだろうか。Is it a hidden hobby?
5. to pass away (of a person of high position)
as お隠れになる