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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hidden or hiding

We will be able to help you only if you bring the secret out that is hidden withing you.
We will be able to help you only if you bring the secret outthat is hiding withing you.

When you unlock the strength that is hidden within you, you will be able achieve many success in your life.

When you unlock the strength that is hiding within you, you will be able achieve many success in your life.

To retrieve the treasure map you need to find out the key that is hidden in deep in the well that is situated in front of your house
To retrieve the treasure map you need to find out the key that is hidding in deep in the well that is situated in front of your house


How Hidden and Hiding differs in its meaning?
Which one to use in the above sentences? Please help me.
  

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Hidden is passive. The money was hidden behind a loose brick. (Somebody put it there) Hiding is active.

  • Hidden is passive.
  • The money was hidden behind a loose brick.
  • (Somebody put it there) Hiding is active.
  • The cat was hiding under the bed.
  • (The cat put itself there) In your examples hidden would be the usual choice, although we sometimes personify objects or characteristics and speak of them as though they have a will of their own.
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Hidden is passive.
The money was hidden behind a loose brick. (Somebody put it there)
Hiding is active.
The cat was hiding under the bed. (The cat put itself there)
In your examples hidden would be the usual choice, although we sometimes personify objects or characteristics and speak of them as though they have a will of their own.
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Wonder123We will be able to help you only if you bring the secret out that is hidden withing you.
We will be able to help you only if you bring the secret outthat is hiding withing you.

I am not sure what you had intened to say. Please rewrite.
Won

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