Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable)A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

    "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."

    Geheimnis

    та́йнаtájna, секре́тsekrét

    тає́мницяtajémnycja, секре́тsekrét, таїна́tajiná

  2. (countable, uncountable)The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.

    The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Something not understood or known.

    information known only to a special group

  4. (uncountable)Private seclusion.

    The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.

  5. (countable, historical, uncountable)A form of steel skullcap.

  6. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.

  7. (archaic, countable, in the plural, uncountable)The genital organs.

Examples

2006 sentences
  1. You should have kept it secret.

    Ви повинні були тримати це в таємниці. — Anjy

    ruТы должен был держать это в тайне. — marafon

    deDu hättest es geheim halten sollen. — Ullalia

  2. He seems to know the secret.

    Схоже, він знає секрет. — deniko

    ruПохоже, он знает секрет. — Biga

    deEr scheint das Geheimnis zu kennen. — Espi

  3. I've got no secrets from Tom.

    У мене від Тома немає секретів. — deniko

    ruУ меня нет секретов от Тома. — odexed

  4. Tom is working on something secret.

    Том працює над чимось секретним. — deniko

    ruТом работает над чем-то секретным. — odexed

  5. We had to keep it secret.

    Ми були змушені тримати це в секреті. — deniko

    ruНам пришлось держать это в секрете. — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
knowledge that is hidden:
Русский
By meaning 1
knowledge that is hidden:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
knowledge that is hidden:

Origin

The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displace

The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”).

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Forms

plural: secrets
Singularsecret
Pluralsecrets

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • keep a secret
  • keeping secrets
  • has a secret
  • keep secrets from
  • at keeping secrets
  • keep this secret
  • a secret admirer
  • secret admirer
  • no secret
  • this a secret
  • knows the secret
  • was a secret

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secret — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto