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noun | verb maskmask1 /mæsk/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYmask1Origin: 1500-1600 French masque, from Old Italian maschera 1 something that covers all or part of your face, to protect or to hide it: a surgical face mask2something that covers your face, and has another face painted on it which is used for ceremonies, in the theater, or special occasions: a Halloween mask3[usually singular] an expression or way of behaving that hides your real emotions or character: her mask of confidence4 (also masque) a substance that you put on your face and leave there for a short time to clean the skin or make it softer: a facial mask [Origin: 1500–1600 French masque, from Old Italian maschera] → see also death mask, gas mask noun | verb maskmask2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEmask |
Present | I, you, we, they | mask | | he, she, it | masks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | masked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have masked | | he, she, it | has masked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had masked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mask | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have masked |
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Present | I | am masking | | he, she, it | is masking | | you, we, they | are masking | Past | I, he, she, it | was masking | | you, we, they | were masking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been masking | | he, she, it | has been masking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been masking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be masking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been masking |
1to hide the truth about a situation, about how you feel, etc.: Children find it hard to mask their emotions. His public image masked a history of drug problems.2to make a noise, strong taste, or smell, etc. less noticeable by making a different noise, introducing other tastes or smells, etc.: Liz turned on the radio to mask the noise.3to cover something so that it cannot be clearly seen: The house was masked by trees. |